US-Algeria: LCS and naval cooperationnote

There are contacts underway between Algeria and the United States over the possibility of Algeria buying vessels of type Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the Algerian Navy. The following 368-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the contacts underway and what about the US condition to go ahead with such contacts. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/37 – September 13, 2013)]