Libya Navy, LCS and frigate programmenote

The Pentagon is said to have not agreed to let the Libyan Defence Ministry start contacts with General Dynamics on a deal for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) within the context of a Libyan Navy frigate programme. The following 338-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what behind the Pentagon’s position and what about the Libyan alternatives. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/36 – September 6, 2013)]