The Pentagon's top weapons tester has concluded that the Navy's modified Littoral Combat Ship, which will be redesignated as a frigate, is not significantly more survivable than the original configuration, according to a copy of his annual report obtained by InsideDefense.com . Director of Operational Test and Evaluation J. Michael Gilmore concluded that out of all the options considered by the Navy's small surface combatant task force that was stood up last year to provide a more lethal and survivable...
