U.S. Navy To Deploy First Littoral Combat Ship Early

The U.S. Navy has decided to deploy the USS Freedom, the first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), in early 2010, prior to its previously scheduled 2012 inaugural deployment. LCS 1 prime contractor Lockheed Martin started preparing for the possibility of an early deployment in June. Adm. Gary Roughead...

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