Costs Ballooning for New Combat Ship

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<p><a href=“http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/07/navy_acquisitions_070701w/[/url]”>http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/07/navy_acquisitions_070701w/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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The Department of the Navy’s senior acquisition official said she’s confident the Navy will get back on track despite the recent “stumble” in its Littoral Combat Ship program.</p>

<p>The Navy plans to buy 55 of the ships, which will feature reconfigurable modules tailored for different warfare missions, and are expected to play a big role in the proposed future 313-ship fleet. But cost overruns prompted Navy Secretary Donald Winter to cancel one of the first four ships, a move that raised questions about the viability and affordability of the program…

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