[Travis McGee]

See 28 please. Thoughts?

[tanknetter]

See 28 please. Thoughts?

Are you talking about the Aussie SeaCat fast catamarans? IIRC the USN has been operating one (HSV-2 Swift) for years now, at least partly so its design features could be explored and incorporated into new and next generation vessels. Like the two LCS designs.

So while I agree completely with your points, I'd find it strange if the USN didn't share any engineering findings from operating Swift with the two LCS contractors ... let alone demand that those lessons be incorporated into the LCS designs.