Future Surface Combatant Concept Development
Abstract
The Navy's Large Surface Combatant (LSC) Program is a new ship evolutionary acquisition program essential to the Future Surface Combatant Force. The purpose of the program is to initially integrate non-developmental systems into a new hull design that incorporates platform flexibility and growth capabilities to meet projected future Fleet system requirements. Initial LSCs will leverage DDG 51 Flight III combat systems as well as increased flexibility/adaptability features including expanded Space, Weight, Power & Cooling, Service Life Allowances (SWaP-C SLA) to allow for more rapid and affordable upgrades in capabilities over the ships' service life and allow for fielding of future high demand electric weapons and sensor systems and computing resources. Additional capabilities of interest that will be evaluated for the initial ship include the ability of the ship's Vertical Launch System to accommodate longer and larger diameter missiles for increased speed and range of weapons, additional capacity for an embarked warfare commander and staff, support for 360-degree coverage with directed Energy weapons, and improved signatures with support for additional improvements over time. The new ships will be designed to provide these initial capability increases as well as the growth capacity to support projected future systems requirements. The design will also incorporate flexibility features to quickly back-fit and forward-fit systems to pace known threats and meet future emergent needs through evolutionary block upgrades and modernization. Set Based Design will be utilized to narrow subsystem trade space, and develop a draft ship Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0411_0603564N_4_1319_PB_2021
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