Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS): Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is to be a small, fast Navy surface combatant with modular weapon systems. Two industry teams are developing separate designs for the LCS. The LCS program has received $646.2 million in FY2003-FY2005, including $212.5 million in FY2005 to build the first LCS. For FY2006, the Navy has requested $613.3 million for the program, including $240.5 million in research and development funding to build the second LCS, $336.0 million in additional research and development funding, and $36.8 million in procurement funding for LCS mission modules. The FY2006-FY2011 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) includes a total of $8,801.6 million for the program. The Navy may want to build 63 to 82 LCSs. A 63- to 82-ship program might have a total acquisition cost of about $25.3 billion to $32.7 billion. The LCS program raises several issues for Congress. For a longer discussion of the LCS program, see CRS Report RL32109. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 2005
Accession Number
ADA472550

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Coast Guard
  • Composite Materials
  • Congress
  • Force Structure
  • Homeland Defense
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ships
  • Turbines
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting