US Navy orders LCS 29
The Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team has received a contract from the US Navy to build an additional Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 29), Lockheed Martin announced on 27 September.
LCS 29 is the 15th Freedom-variant LCS ordered by the US Navy to date. It will be built in Marinette, Wisconsin, at FMM, with construction to begin in first half of 2019.
The Freedom-class LCS is highly manoeuvrable, lethal and adaptable vessel designed to support missions including mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare.
The Lockheed Martin and FMM team is in full-rate production of the Freedom-variant and has delivered seven ships to the US Navy to date, including two in 2018 – the future USS Sioux City and the future USS Wichita. There are currently seven ships in various stages of construction at FMM.
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