
The U.S. Navy said on Nov. 18 that it has accepted delivery at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard in Marinette, Wis. the future USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS-21)--the 11th Freedom-class LCS by a a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led team and the first with a combining gear modification to allow unrestricted operations. Testing of the fix on LCS-21 took six months, while testing on future ships may take less time, possibly four to five months, the Navy said. In January, the Navy stopped accepting…