The LCS program had three big problems. First, they sucked up all the energy for small combatants. There was long gap between the OHP frigates and the Constell

The LCS program had three big problems. First, they sucked up all the energy for small combatants. There was long gap between the OHP frigates and the Constellation frigates that they have started building. Frigates are much more useful warships. Second, they decided to make two experimental designs, and then couldn't decide on design and built both. A lot of the problems could have been solved by combining designs and being more conservative with production version. Third, the concept of them being for near shore never made sense. They are really multi-mission corvettes which is standard and popular type of ship. I think frigates are more useful for US and would have been better option.