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The transformation of the Navy's surface combatant
fleet starts with highly capable, multi-mission Destroyers,
advanced Cruisers and a new breed of focused mission ships, the
Littoral Combat Ship.
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Lockheed Martin |
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(Select and click the above image(s) to read more about the LCS industry Team!)
Navy Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ship
Contract Option Awards
The Department of Defense has announced that Lockheed
Martin Corp., Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J.
($46,501,821) and General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
($78,798,188) are each being awarded contract options for final
system design with options for detail design and construction of
up to two Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).
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Special Department of Defense News
Transcript
Presenter: John Young, Secretary of
The Navy For Research, Development and Acquisitions; Rear Admiral
Charles Hamilton, Program Executive Officer for Ships.
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Read Navy "Newstand" article (with photographs)
Transforming the Surface Navy
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will take
advantage of the newest generation hull form and tailored,
modularized combat systems package designs which will enable the
LCS to defeat enemy littoral defenses including mines, fast
swarming small boats, and submarines, ultimately ensuring maritime
access in any environment.
(Artist
Conception of Littoral Battlespace)
Working together as part of a netted
distributed force, this future fleet will project power forward
and enable naval and joint task force commanders to dominate the
littoral battlespace
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Last Updated: 12 October, 2004
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