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

Abstract

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a proposed small surface combatant for the Navy. The LCS program was announced by the Navy in November 2001 as part of a proposed family of next-generation Navy surface combatants that also includes the much-larger DD(X) destroyer and a future CG(X) cruiser. For FY2005, the Navy is requesting $107.7 million to begin building the first LCS, and an additional $244.4 million for research and development for the LCS program. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, modify, or reject the Navy's plan for the LCS program. The Navy has testified that the LCS program is its number one budget priority. Prior to announcing the LCS program, the Navy had no plans to acquire a smaller combatant like the LCS and had resisted proposals for such ships. 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
Oct 28, 2004
Accession Number
ADA472551

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Boats
  • Congress
  • Construction
  • Destroyers
  • Force Structure
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ships
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

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  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting