U.S. warship hit by technical glitch in Singapore

The U.S.Freedom, the primary of a brand new type of U.S. warship, developed technical problems in Singapore hours prior to it was to participate in a naval train in Brunei on the final a part of its first major overseas deployment, a senior officer stated on Monday. The glitch is the newest drawback to hit the ship, built by means of Lockheed Martin Corp., after it faced electrical problems whereas making ready for a naval train with Singapore in July. Lieutenant Commander Clay Doss mentioned the issues which arose on Sunday have been minor in comparison with these it faced in July. He declined to touch upon how for much longer the ship must prolong its keep in Singapore because of this.