Lockheed Martin's offering for the Navy's guided-missile frigate replacement is based on the company's Littoral Combat Ship hull form and is focused on anti-submarine and surface warfare, according to a company executive. Neil King, frigate capture lead at Lockheed Martin, told Inside the Navy during a Jan. 9 interview the company believes the LCS hull form is a flexible design that can support a multimission ship. "We have a fairly good understanding of the capabilities they want on there and...
