Navy Terminates Deal for Second Littoral Ship

By Emelie Rutherford / November 1, 2007 at 5:00 AM
The Navy is killing a deal for a second Littoral Combat Ship from General Dynamics after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on contract changes for the over-budget program, the service announced today. The move mirrored what the service did in April with Lockheed Martin -- the other shipbuilder involved with the program to produce a new class of shore-hugging ships -- when it terminated its deal for a second LCS following an impasse on contract changes intended...

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