By Geoff Fein Although the Navy had to install tanks on the aft of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to improve the vessel's stability, a similar fix won't likely have to be made on the company's second LCS, according to the service. "We have acknowledged that LCS-1, the lead Lockheed Martin ship, came in heavier than expected," Rear Adm. James Murdoch, program manager LCS, told Defense Daily last week. He added the Navy knew it would have…
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