The Littoral Combat Ship is the US Navy’s $100,000,000,000 Mistake It Can’t Shake

The Littoral Combat Ship is the US Navy’s $100,000,000,000 Mistake It Can’t Shake

The Littoral Combat Ship was pitched to Congress as an affordable, mission-swapping warship at $220 million per hull. The real price hit $500 million each, the modular concept collapsed, life-cycle estimates ran from $60 billion toward $100 billion, and the sailors who served aboard coined a nickname that stuck.