The U.S. has reached a $6 billion deal for Saudi Arabia to buy four Littoral Combat Ships made by Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. in a package of major arms purchases as President Donald Trump travels to the kingdom, people familiar ...

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A team led by Bethesda-based defense firm Lockheed Martin Corp. on Friday delivered America’s seventh littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy. The littoral combat ship is named because of its intended use in the littoral zone, which is the area ...

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Confronted with concerns that its lightweight Littoral Combat Ship may not survive combat, the U.S. Navy promised a better-armed version that’s more like a frigate. It would still fall short, congressional auditors say. “While the Navy’s proposed frigate will offer ...

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