Reuters covers LCS design problems...and the losers plan their appeal

Problems revealed with both LCS designs: Congressional report cites problems with LCS ships Reuters General Dynamics won a contract for LCS-4, based on an aluminum trimarin design by Austal (ASB.AX) on May 1, 2009, or 10 months ago...

And the losers are already planning their appeal: Editorial: LCS award won't be endgame Press-Register - al.com Defense industry analysts say that both sides, Austal USA in Mobile and Lockheed Martin ... Whether Austal wins or loses the order for up to 10 new ships...

Tit for tat, gettin' nasty...'Bama LCS folks not happy about losing

Richard Shelby, Herb Kohl trade fire at Senate LCS hearing | al.com
By Sean Reilly
Herb Kohl, D-Wis., countered by labeling Austal's aluminum trimaran design "radical" and suggested that its version of the LCS would be more expensive to maintain than a traditional steel vessel. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa ... Breaking News from the Press-Register - http://blog.al.com/live/