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Boxall Expounds On DDG Successor And LCS Progress

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Boxall Expounds On DDG Successor And LCS Progress
Rear Adm. Ron Boxall, Director of Surface Warfare (N96). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A top Navy official said the service is looking to get the next Large Surface Combatant (LSC) on contract by 2023 and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program’s dual crew model will give the Navy much more service time on deployment.The LSC will be the successor to the Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 guided-missile destroyers.Compared to a year ago when the service did not have an LCS plan or clarification on the frigate, “now we have a very clear goal to get a…

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