(U)LCS Mission Modules

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) provides funds for detailed design, development, issue resolution, certification, integration and testing of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM). 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, sensor systems, and a variety of manned and unmanned vehicles to expand the battle space and project offensive power into the littoral. The LCS MMs provide tailored warfighting capability for one at a time of the three focused mission areas: MCM - provides capability to conduct minehunting (detection, localization, classification, identification, and neutralization) and mine sweeping operations for mine threats. SUW - provides capability to conduct enhanced-range coordinated detection, tracking, classification, identification and neutralization of groups of attacking, multiple, small boat threats, and to conduct maritime security missions. ASW - provides capability to detect, classify, localize, and prosecute enemy submarines; counter diesel submarine threats in the littoral shallow waters and their associated deep water approaches; and to provide an escort capability for forces transiting through submarine threat areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0603596N_4_1319_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
N/A.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Application Software
  • Budgets
  • Control Systems
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Navy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Maritime Systems
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Space

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