Lots of countries make much more capable frigates than a putting lipstick on a pig LCS. Wouldn’t it better to but one a model off the shelf and produce it under license at US shipyards. Of course that won’t happen because less opportunity for graft.
Any do-everything product results in trade offs. The Navy is ignoring the lessons of the Adams class McNamara influenced destroyers built in the 60’s.
It comes down to “You can’t pour 10 gallons of shit into a one gallon container.”