U.S. Navy aims to smooth impact of fiscal 2015 cut to ship orders
April 10, 2014 at 19:55 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy hopes to smooth out the impact on Lockheed Martin Corp and Australia's Austal of a budget-driven decision to order three Littoral Combat Ships instead of four in fiscal year 2015, the Navy's top weapons buyer said on Thursday.