Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503000520)

A total of 20 Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) have been funded through FY2014. The Navy had been planning to procure an eventual total of 52 LCSs, but on February 24, 2014, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced that "no new contract negotiations beyond 32 ships will go forward" and that the Navy is to submit "alternative proposals to procure a capable and lethal small surface combatant, generally consistent with the capabilities of a frigate. I've directed the Navy to consider a completely new design, existing ship designs, and a modified LCS."

Author: Ronald O'Rourke
ISBN-10: 1503000524
ISBN-13: 9781503000520
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2014
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.22d