Littoral Combat Ship: Additional Testing and Improved Weight Management Needed Prior to Further Investments

Abstract

The LCS consists of two separate acquisition programs: one for the seaframe and one for the mission packages, which, when integrated with the seaframe and supplemented with aviation support, provide the ship s mission capability. In order to demonstrate LCS mission capability both seaframe variants will be evaluated through developmental and operational testing. Developmental testing is intended to assist in identifying system performance, capabilities, limitations, and safety issues to help reduce design and programmatic risks. Operational testing is intended to assess a weapon system s capability in a realistic environment when maintained and operated by warfighters, subjected to routine wear-and-tear, and employed in combat conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA606829

Entities

People

  • Christopher R. Durbin
  • Diana Moldafsky
  • G. O. Elliott
  • Greg Campbell
  • Jenny Chow
  • Kenneth Patton
  • Kristine Hassinger
  • Laura Greifner
  • Michele Mackin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Naval Architecture
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Maritime Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies