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https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635564225751341391-lcs02-140423-n-vd564-013jpg.jpg?w=600600400The US Navy ended nearly a year of speculation on Dec. 11 about what form the new small surface combatant would take with the announcement that it would move ahead with variants of both littoral combat ship designs.