Algerian Navy, LCS option and US reactionnote

The Algerian Navy is said to be maintaining the possibility of making contacts with the Americans to buy the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The following 382-word report sheds light on such a possibility and tells what about the US reaction. Note that the LCS is built in two types: the LCS-1 which is built by Lockheed Martin and the LCS-2 which is built by General Dynamics in partnership with Austal. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/30 – July 26, 2013)]