If the USN decided to scrap the whole LCS/SSC program and decided to buy "off-the-shelf" what design do you believe they should pick as a baseline for a Perry replacement? Discounting all the politics and the "not designed here" mentality. I do not have a preference yet. But I think I'll start with ...
The SecDef and SecNav have both issused statements that the LCS program will end when the current contract for thirty-two ships has been completed. Starting in fiscal year 2019 production on an enhanced version of the LCS called the Small Surface Combatant (SSC) will begin. The SSC will be an enhanc...