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Article: LCS Trimaran Design Provides Flexibility, Stability And Volume, GD says.(General Dynamics Corp.'s Littoral Combat Ship)
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- Defense Daily
- Article date:
- April 13, 2005
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By Geoff Fein
General Dynamics [GD] officials believe its trimaran concept for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) offers a unique, flexible design that provides a larger flight deck, increased interior cargo volume, a more stable platform to launch helicopters and unmanned aircraft in even the most extreme sea states, and an open architecture.
"It's a force multiplier because it is so small, fast and agile," Jim Baskerville, vice president Littoral Combat Ship program, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. "It's a small ship that acts as a big ship. It can go places only small ships can go, at speeds only small ships can meet."
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