 In October 2015, Saudi Arabia requested the sale of four "Freedom"-class ships to update its eastern fleet in a potential $11.25 billion deal.The Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) variant does away with the LCS modular mission package ability and the forward two mission bays, but keeps the aft mission bay with a stern ramp.The requirement for an Aegis combat system was dropped for cost reasons and the ships will instead feature the TRS-4D AESA air search radar.