Lethal 'Lego' -- The Daily
Navy unveils combat ship with changeable features.
The U.S. Navy’s newest weapon is the “Lego” ship — an ultra-cool, speedy vessel that can morph from anti-submarine warfare to a countermeasure for mines and is steered with a joystick.
The Daily scored the first-ever on-board video tour of the all-aluminum USS Independence, the Navy’s newest version of the combat ship. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the program “will be one of the most important” floating weapons in America’s arsenal.
It’s nicknamed Lego because parts of the ship can be broken down and interchanged with other parts to transform its function, allowing it to be reconfigured in roughly 96 hours from, say, a mine hunter to a surface warfare vessel.
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My Comment: A unique ship and a challenge to an enemy in coastal waters.