If they can get these babies built and commissioned for $300 million, could we order a bunch of them for the price of a designed from scratch LCS? I like the ice-breaking feature.
If they can get these babies built and commissioned for $300 million, could we order a bunch of them for the price of a designed from scratch LCS? I like the ice-breaking feature.””
There may be a range issue. The US navy requires more range than ships designed for costal defense. I think, though I could be wrong, that is why the US destroyers and Cruisers are bigger than those of other nations. Bigger ship = more fuel = goes farther.