Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) provides funds for detailed design, development, construction, integration, and testing of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS is 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 uses 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 operates with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute a variety of missions, including littoral anti-submarine warfare (ASW), surface warfare (SUW) and mine countermeasures (MCM). LCS also possesses inherent capabilities, regardless of the 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, Special Operating Forces (SOF), and logistic support for movement of personnel and supplies. This relatively small, high-speed surface combatant complements the U.S. Navy's Surface Fleet by operating in environments where it is less desirable to employ larger, multi-mission ships. LCS can 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 is 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 can 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, 2013
Source ID
0603581N_4_1319_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2013 increase for seaframe and mission package included the following: Dual variant support for testing, training software development, training hardware procurement, and post-delivery test and trials; development and testing for continuous Active Sonar/Variable Depth Sonar for ASW mission packages; procurement of 30mm long rod ammunition for LCS Developmental Testing/Operational Testing (DT/OT) and testing rounds; transition and integration of Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) into the LCS MCM mission package; continued development of Increment 1 Griffin missile; and the development, integration & testing of an extended range, autonomous Increment II Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM).
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Business Administration
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

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

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