According to a press release published by General Dynamics Mission Systems on June 2, 2021, the firm announced the award of a multi-million-dollar firm-fixed-price contract from Northrop Grumman to provide Reduced Weight Basic Operating Assembly (RWBOA) containers for U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).
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| The U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) transits the Philippine Sea during Exercise Pacific Griffin 2019 on 1 October 2019. (Picture source: U.S. Navy) |

