Saudi Navy, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and the LCS dealnote

The Pentagon is said to be pushing the Saudis towards deciding from which company to buy the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), from Lockheed Martin or from General Dynamics. The following 455-word report sheds light on the US-Saudi contacts on the subject and tells what about the contacts between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin on the LCS-1 and between the Pentagon and General Dynamics on the LCS-2.