The Navy has not yet briefed the shipbuilders of the Littoral Combat Ship on the way forward for the small surface combatant because the service is still firming up requirements for the platform, according to a top service official. Representatives from both Lockheed Martin, which builds the Freedom-class LCS variant, and Austal USA, which builds the Independence-class ship, told Inside the Navy this week that they have not yet been formally briefed by the Navy on the future of...
