As the Navy assesses the first major overseas deployment of a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) this year, it will pay close attention to the ship’s mission modules, a senior officer said. The USS Freedom (LCS-1) is starting a rotation out of Changi, Singapore this month. U.S. Pacific Command head Adm. Samuel Locklear told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Tuesday that he plans to evaluate the shore-hugging vessel’s capabilities during the rotational deployment, which he said will last roughly 10 months.…
PACOM Keeping Eye On LCS-1’s Mission Modules
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