India buys a better LCS.

Have you noticed that no one is buying the LCS?  Have you noticed that every possible candidate for an LCS buy is either procuring or in the process of procuring ships that appear (on paper at least) to be far more formidable.

India is no exception.  via Defense Industry Daily.

In July 2006, the Indian government announced that Russia would build 3 “stealth warships” for India under a Rs 5114 crore (INR 51.14 billion, then about $1.1 billion) contract signed in New Delhi. The contract actually covers 3 modifiedKrivak III/ Talwar Class frigates, as a follow-on to an earlier $900 million purchase in 1997.
The Krivak III/ Talwar Class ships like INS Tabar are not really stealth warships, esp. by comparison to more modern designs like Singapore’s new Formidable Class frigates from France (a Lafayette Class derivative). They’re best described as mid-range multi-role frigates, with some stealth features and a potential emphasis on anti-submarine work. By mid-2013 they had all been commissioned by the Indian Navy.

Now this from wikipedia...

 Armament: Guns and missiles: 1 × 100mm (3.9 in) A-190E gun, two KashtanCIWS systems, eight-cell VLS for3M-54E Klub and BrahMosmissiles, one 3S-90 launcher for9M317 (SA-N-12) SAMs, eightIgla-1E (SA-16) SAMs
Anti-submarine: 1 x RBU-6000rocket launcher, two twin 533mm torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried: 1 Ka-28, Ka-31 or Dhruvhelicopter

Yeah.

Another ally with a ship in the same class as the LCS that is more heavily armed (by magnitudes of 10....those BrahMos missiles are touted as genuine ship killers flying at supersonic speeds), is almost as fast and has more endurance.

The LCS does stand for "little crappy ship"...the Navy should kill the program today.