Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

Abstract

A. MISSION DESCRIPTION: This Program Element (PE) provides funds for detailed design, development, construction, integration and testing of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS will be a fast, agile, and networked surface combatant with capabilities optimized to defeat asymmetric threats, and assure naval and joint force access into contested littoral regions. It will use open-systems-architecture design, modular weapons, and sensor systems, and a variety of manned and unmanned vehicles to expand the battle space and project offensive power into the littoral. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute a variety of missions, including littoral anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (SUW) and mine countermeasures (MCM). LCS will also possess inherent capabilities, regardless of mission package installed, including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), homeland defense, Maritime Interdiction/Interception Operations (MIO), anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP), air self-defense, joint littoral mobility, and Special Operating Forces (SOF) and logistic support for movement of personnel and supplies. This relatively small, high-speed surface combatant will complement the U.S. Navy's AEGIS Fleet and DDG 1000 by operating in environments where it is less desirable to employ larger, multi-mission ships. LCS will have the capability to deploy independently to overseas littoral regions, remain on station for extended periods of time either with a battle group or through a forward-basing arrangement and will be capable of underway replenishment. LCS will operate with Carrier Strike Groups, Surface Action Groups, in groups of other similar ships, or independently for diplomatic and presence missions. Additionally, LCS will have the capability to operate cooperatively with the U.S. Coast Guard and Allies.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0603581N_4_1319_PB_2011
Change Summary Explanation
FY09 Program Adjustment reflects a below threshold reprogramming for USS FREEDOM (LCS 1) Early Deployment FY11 from previous President's Budget is shown as zero because no FY11-15 data was presented in President's Budget 2010.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Assembly
  • Configuration Management
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Lessons Learned
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites

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