I just found this and thought I should leave it here:

Take it from a guy who was on the Joint Venture HSV-X1 and SWIFT HSV-2. Both of the new LCS class ships were destined for failure. The original concept "crafts" were tried and trued. Ten months and ten million dollars to build in Tasmania. All we had to do is throw our Navy gear onboard and we were running and gunnin.…