By Geoff Fein General Dynamics [GD] has notified the Navy it will be delaying the launch of the USS Independence (LCS-2) until April to complete work before the ship goes into the water, the service said. Independence was originally to be launched from Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala., next month. "General Dynamics has informed the Navy that they intend to submit a request to revise the LCS-2 ship construction schedule that will shift the launch date," Lt. Cmdr. John…
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