MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) – Officials with Lockheed Martin said Wednesday that the U.S. Navy has approved funding for another littoral combat ship that will be built at Marinette Marine.
Director of business development for Littoral Ship Systems Neil King says the U.S. Navy approved $362 million for LCS 21 construction during fiscal year 2015, plus another $79 million for material procurement for LCS 23.
According to King, these contracts will allow work at Marinette Marine to continue as scheduled.
Lockheed Martin is a general contractor for the LCS program, with the work being done at Marinette Marine.
FOX 11 reports that the companies are only expecting to build one ship in FY2016, however – and that could have an impact on the shipyard’s workforce, he said.
LCS 21 and 23 would be the 11th and 12th ships of the class built at Marinette Marine, and are part of a 10-ship contract. Even-numbered LCS are built by Austal in Mobile, Alabama.
(Additional reporting from FOX 11).
