美国海军针对LCS宣布几项变革:①前4艘(LCS 1~4)将做为测试舰(testing ships)。②后24艘将分为6个小队(divisions),每个小队有4艘,只专注一种任务(不要弹性了)。西岸的圣地亚哥和东岸的Mayport各有3个小队。③每个...
USN proposes split buy for LCSThe US Navy (USN) is proposing to order 20 new Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) in a split buy between the two competing variants, the service told Jane's on 3 November.rnThe USN outlined its proposal to purchase 10 Lockheed Martin-designed Freedom-class steel ...
A recent test launch of an anti-aircraft missile from a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) demonstrated the capacity to expand the mission set of the ships and there is more experimenting with the vessels ongoing to explore their versatility, several Navy officials said on Monday.Cal Biesecker...
Contact UsThe core mission system of the U.S. Navy's Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is built on General Dynamics' computing infrastructure. Our computing technology controls everything from driving the ship to firing its guns, and it is designed to maximize automation, enabling ...
Contact UsThe core mission system of the U.S. Navy's Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is built on General Dynamics' computing infrastructure. Our computing technology controls everything from driving the ship to firing its guns, and it is designed to maximize automation, enabling ...
After delivery of LCS 6, Austal will deliver a further nine Littoral Combat Ships from its shipyard at Mobile, Alabama, under a 10-ship, $3.5 billion block-buy contract from the U.S. Navy. Of those, Montgomery (LCS 8) is preparing for trials and delivery later this year. Gabrielle Giff...
The US Navy has awarded a contract toRolls-Royceto deliver power and propulsion systems for its two latest Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). Under the contract, the company will equip each LCS with two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines powering four large Mk1 waterjets to reach speeds ...
Austal's Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), developed for the US Navy, is a high-speed, agile, multi-mission combatant that delivers superior seakeeping and performance. The Independence variant LCS is an open ocean capable vessel but is de
Littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). U.S. Navy photo by Tim D. Godbee The U.S. Navy is evaluating a scaled-down version of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) system for potential incorporation on future Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), Naval Sea Systems Command ann...
Navy ships supported by the Aerosonde® UAS system to seven. Textron Systems will deploy its Aerosonde UAS to provide mission overwatch and extended intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services with enhanced mission payloads as seen aboard the ESB-5. “Contractor...