![]() In some ways I feel the same way about the Austal design. And then there wasn’t going to be much ability to then further modernize or upgrade it over its lifetime because you are maxing that design out. They’re saying, “Hey we’re still in it.” I’m not sure what feedback they got from the Navy during the process, but from the outside looking in, you were kind of maxing out the Freedom LCS hull design, latching on a lot of extra things to the LCS design. Thomas Callender: Well they say they’re going to focus on the combat system, and on their part of the program. The Drift: So, while I was away, Lockheed dropped its LCS Freedom design from the FFG(X) competition. Thanks again to Sal and Chris for minding the store. So, that’s the subject of tonight’s Drift. I figured I’d take a few minutes to chat with my friend and sounding board Tom Callender over at The Heritage Foundation to talk about what I missed while I was away. I haven’t had two straight weeks off in quite some time and I feel like I’m a bit out of touch in Navyland. We can revisit the topic in the future as there is news. I think we’ve thoroughly covered running rust. Scotland was a blast and the Drift was in great hands with CDR Salamander and Chris Cavas at the helm.
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