Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney backs the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, but increasing the annual build-rate of the vessels designed for close-to-shore operations is not part of his overall plan to augment the Navy’s fleet, a senior campaign defense adviser said yesterday. “We’re going to keep the Littoral Combat Ships, but that’s not what you want more of,” Dov Zakheim, who served as the Pentagon comptroller under the Bush administration, said following a breakfast hosted by the Defense Writers…
Romney Backs LCS Program, But Not In Higher Numbers, Aide Says
Defense Daily Staff
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