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Ship competition may offer Navy a buying model for the future

Lockheed Martin and Austal are currently building 55 Littoral Combat Ships for the Navy. Kevin Brancato, a defense analyst for BGov and author of the report, "'Real Competition' for The Littoral Combat Ship," discusses how the Navy's competition between the two contractors may serve as a model for future acquisitions.

Tags: Kevin Brancato , Bloomberg Government , Navy , DoD , contracting , acquisition , acquisition policy , DoD Report

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Navy explains split LCS contract

Lockheed Martin and Austal Limited will each build ten ships. Rear Admiral David Lewis, the Navy's Program Executive Officer for Ships, explains why that was necessary.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Navy , Littoral Combat Ship , David Lewis

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Navy asks Congress for both LCS designs

Rival teams from Lockheed Martin and Austal USA have been waiting all year to see which of their designs would be chosen for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) competition. Now, if the Navy gets permission from the lame-duck Congress, the winner could be: both.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Defense , DoD , Navy , contracting , Lockheed Martin , Austal USA , Littoral Combat Ship

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Navy pushes LCS decision back

The Navy indicated Monday there would be a several-month delay in awarding a high-profile combat ship contract. We get details from The Hill's Roxana Tiron

Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , Navy , Roxana Tiron , The Hill

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