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The littoral combat ship, or LCS, has been roundly criticized for not making good on its design promise of a shore-hugging, minimally manned ship that can be outfitted with modules to fight surface, submarine and mine threats. It has suffered cost overruns, engineering problems and a lack of capabilities. (Nicky Loh/Bloomberg)
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Why littoral combat ships are causing so much angst in this year’s defense budget debate

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The White House immediately intervened and the Navy reversed course, saying it would amend its budget to request the additional ship. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / JUNG YEON-JE)
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LCS loses out in Senate panel’s defense bill

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The White House is requesting to move $500 million into the Navy shipbuilding account to pay for the second ship. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
National Security

Trump officially requests second LCS for the Navy

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The bill also calls for 15,000 soldiers and 1,000 Marines over the president's plans for 2018. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Senate defense authorization bill calls for hike in ships, F-35s, Super Hornets

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Removing the ship from the bill would have caused layoffs. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
National Security

House panel votes against cutting a Navy LCS from budget bill

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Doing the initial work such as machining and tooling to get the production line ready would take about $7 billion to $10 billion, and then each Raptor would cost about $200 million. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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The Air Force has no plans to restart the F-22 after a report found big costs

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Lockheed Martin and Boeing are set to turn over flight performance data to the Air Force on their proposals for the T-X jet. The new trainer will replace the T-38 Talon, above, an aging supersonic jet first used to train American pilots to fly airplanes deployed during the Vietnam War and the height of the Cold War. (U.S Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burt Traynor/Released)
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Mega stakes as defense companies face deadline on Air Force trainer bid

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The Air Force is keeping a squadron of its newest F-35 fighter aircraft on the ground while it continues to probe why some pilots have reported experiencing symptoms of oxygen deprivation while in the cockpit. The temporary grounding affects only the F-35s at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darlene Seltmann)
National Security

Air Force extends grounding for F-35s amid oxygen problem

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The military has run up huge tabs and delays on major weapons systems such as the Ford-class aircraft carriers and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (US Air Force)
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F-35s grounded at Arizona base after pilots report oxygen problems

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The Defense Department unveiled a proposed $574 billion base budget and a $65 billion war fund on Tuesday. It calls for purchasing 70 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)
Economy

Pentagon unveils budget it calls next step in rebuilding military

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