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Article: LCS Acquisition Features International Partnerships, Non-Traditional Designs.(Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program)
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- Defense Daily International
- Article date:
- April 25, 2003
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By Hunter Keeter
Firms that recently submitted bids for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program have drawn upon international partnerships and advanced hull form designs using composites and aluminum in the competition.
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Naval Electronics and Surveillance Systems sector president Fred Moosally said the LCS offers an opportunity for systems integration teams to play a central role in shipbuilding.
"We believe a systems integrator is a perfect fit for LCS," Moosally said during a press conference on April 15 at the Navy league's 2003 Sea, Air, Space Exposition in Washington, D.C. "[This program] will [also] leverage a ...