Murtha favors split LCS buy
MOBILE, Ala. – Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha said that if both sides competing for a shipbuilding contract can get costs down, he’d favor buying ships from both. Murtha, D-Pa., made the comment after visiting Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile. Austal is part the General Dynamics team competing to build littoral combat ships for the Navy. The other team is led by Lockheed Martin. Both sides have been criticized for cost overruns. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 01/30/09)
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