The Navy is satisfied that land-based and at-sea testing of the new combining gear system — and its bearings, specifically — sufficiently wrung out the new design, and now the service can move forward with installing the fix in new-construction and in-service ships.
This week’s announcement was a positive step for LCS mission module programs, which have have been plagued with development delays and certification snafus.
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