CNO: Southeast Asian Countries Show Interest In Modular Ship Concept

By Lee Hudson / May 28, 2013 at 5:47 PM
Two Southeast Asian countries are interested in a modular ship concept -- similar to the Littoral Combat Ship -- Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert said following a recent trip to Singapore. Malaysia and Indonesia are interested in an LCS-like ship and both nations have economies that are doing "reasonably well," Greenert said May 21 at a Center for a New American Security event in Washington. There was "no direct conversation on the LCS -- but the concept -- the...

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