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  NavWeek: Asian Elation

  Posted by Michael Fabey 11:17 AM on May 17, 2013

  SINGAPORE - In this region where subtlety is an art and even shades of meaning have their own varied shadows of understanding, Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen’s words... Read More >>

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  NavWeek: The Accidental Combat Ship

  Posted by Michael Fabey 11:12 PM on Feb 10, 2013

  This is the first in a series of weekly blog columns – NavWeek – by naval editor Michael Fabey U.S. Navy Undersecretary Robert Work created some waves with the ... Read More >>

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  Redeeming Freedom -- Changes for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship

  Posted by Michael Fabey 10:59 AM on Dec 04, 2012

  Credit: U.S. Navy It is rare the U.S. Navy makes drastic tack changes in its public persona for major shipbuilding programs once a course has been set and navigated, but tha... Read More >>

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  AvWeek Investigates LCS-1 Problems

  Posted by Michael Bruno 5:29 AM on May 09, 2012

  Aviation Week Naval Editor Mike Fabey says it best and most succinctly in the lead paragraph of his major investigative piece. The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) USS Freedom is pl... Read More >>

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  What Will the New Littoral Combat Ships Cost?

  Posted by Paul McLeary 5:20 PM on Nov 04, 2010

  With the news this morning that the Navy wants to split the buy for twenty new Littoral Combat Ships through 2015—ten from Lockheed Martin and ten from Austal and Gen... Read More >>

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  More Bad News for the LCS

  Posted by Paul McLeary 12:53 PM on Sep 01, 2010

  Just a week after the Navy announced that it had pushed its contract award date for the Littoral Combat Ship back yet again, only committing to make its decision between the compet... Read More >>

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  U.S. Navy Pushes LCS Decision Date Again

  Posted by Paul McLeary 7:21 PM on Aug 23, 2010

  LCS 2 USS Independence. Credit: Paul McLearyBettina Chavanne reports:The U.S. Navy has pushed its contract award date for the Littoral Combat Ship again, now announcing it will mak... Read More >>

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  Lockheed's Next Littoral Combat Ship "40% Complete"

  Posted by Paul McLeary 5:36 PM on May 10, 2010

  (USS Freedom, Pic: USN)When the USS Freedom (LCS 1)—Lockheed Martin’s submission in the competition for the U.S. Navy’s lucrative Littoral Combat Ship contract&m... Read More >>

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  Aboard the USS Independence

  Posted by Paul McLeary 2:53 PM on Mar 31, 2010

  Aboard the USS Independence -- It doesn't really look like anything you've ever seen, and while its's capabilities are still far form proven--or even fully understood, even by th... Read More >>

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  What's a Ship Without a Mission Package?

  Posted by Paul McLeary 4:11 PM on Jul 21, 2009

  As Raymond Pritchett over at Information Dissemination notes, there are some doings afoot with the Littoral Combat Ship. First off is Rep. John Murtha’s bid to add a fourth L... Read More >>

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