Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

by Ronald O'Rourke

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505437415
• ISBN13: 9781505437416
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"