 On 1 April 2015 the Navy awarded LCS-21 to Lockheed Martin.On 1 April 2016, the Navy awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for LCS-25, the thirteenth of the "Freedom"-class variants.On 8 October 2017, Marinette Marine announced the order to build LCS-27, at a cost under the congressional cost cap of $584 million.