Another Epic MICC Fail

[unhappycamper]

unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.

Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.

unhappycamper summary of this article: :crazy:

I'll bet dollars to donuts that Austal USA can't build 10 of these things for $5 billion dollars.

cost $704 million dollars. When was the last time you ever heard of an MIC contractor lowering the price?




LCS contract boon for Ala. city
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Dec 27, 2010 17:23:26 EST

MOBILE, Ala. — Officials say the economic impact of Austal USA's $5 billion contract to build littoral combat ships in Mobile will extend well beyond the 1,800 jobs created at the company.