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Lockheed Martin Developing Sustainment Program For LCS

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

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By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is laying the ground work for a comprehensive sustainment program for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), and the company anticipates awarding a number of contracts to small companies by mid-2008, a company official said. Lockheed Martin is building the lead ship of the LCS class, the USS Freedom (LCS-1), with its partners Wisconsin-based Marinette Marine [MTW], Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyard, and ship architects Gibb & Cox. Part of Lockheed Martin's effort will include sustainment of…

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