They could have upgraded the Perry class frigates for $50 million each and gotten another 15 years from them. Bu the Navy brass said "Nooooo. We need these new littoral ships. They will be so effective and save us money in crew costs." Then a few years ago the Navy admitted that LCS were useless and said, "You know what we really need? We need frigates!" Of course, now they'll cost around $1 billion each.
A Navy relative said an LCS accompanied their ship on a cruise. It kept breaking down and ended up being towed.
