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Abstract

Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC): Research and development efforts to transfer technologies into functional uses on the current LCACs. Current technology initiatives include sustainability/reliability/readiness/performance analyses, LCAC communication improvements, compliance with Cybersecurity policy regulations, and LCAC Total Ownership Costs (TOC) reduction initiatives. Landing Craft, Utility (LCU 1700): Replacement program for the current LCU 1610 class craft - a class of craft that has exceeded its 25-year planned service life by nearly double, average age of craft is approaching 50-years-old. LCU 1700 will provide similar payload, range, speed, and interoperability. Detail design contract awarded Q2 FY18. NECC Additive Manufacturing: In accordance with the National Defense Strategy (NDS), A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority 2.0, and Navy Facility Command (NAVFAC) Strategic Design 2.0, this program provides the Navy with new capabilities to enable resilient and agile logistics thru additive manufacturing (AM). Investing in AM enhances the fleet's ability to conduct operational logistics in a contested environment and ensures logistics supportability across the austere distributed battlespace. AM technology results in increased operational availability, on demand production of critical systems, and supply chain cost savings. This effort will identify critical parts suitable for AM production in the field; identify AM systems appropriate to produce and certify critical parts in the field; analyze and identify AM system implications across doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities and policy (DOTMLPF-P); conduct end-user training, field experimentation, and fleet exercise technology insertion to validate AM system capability and systems integration issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0204413N_7_1319_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
Due to LCU 1700 Construction delays, LCU 1700 Integrated Developmental/Operational Testing is expected to be begin 4th quarter 2023, and ram.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Marine Ecological Systems Migration
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber

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