The U.S. Navy awarded the Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to build an additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Wichita (LCS 13) โ the nation’s seventh Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) โ at Naval Station Mayport today before a crowd including active-duty and veteran sailors. This milestone places the ship, built by the Lockheed Martin-led team into active service.