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The article mentioned 25 years. >It’s been used as a testbed for mission package development and leaving the fleet well ahead of its expected 25-year service l

• smalley 5y ago
  This is also against the backdrop of Navy life extensions for cruisers and other small craft towards 35 years from 25 (and much longer for some systems https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/06/07/the-us-navys-ships-are-getting-old-they-might-be-getting-a-lot-older/ https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/06/07/the-us-navys-sh... ). The LCS program was plagued by problems to a degree that the designs are no longer being used as a base for future craft the major defense contractors are proposing. I think the intent is to replace a lot of what the Littoral Combat Ships mission should have been with Constellation Class Frigates instead.