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Navy/USMC

GAO Report Clarifies Ship-to-Shore Connector Delays

Monday, May 13th, 2019

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GAO Report Clarifies Ship-to-Shore Connector Delays

Rendering of the Ship-to-Shore Connector, a replacement for the landing craft air cushion (LCAC) built by Textron. (Image: Textron)

The latest edition of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual assessment of the largest complex Defense Department programs clarifies delays in Ship-to-Shore Connector production and acquisition lie in the gearbox and propulsion control. In March, the Navy’s FY ’20 budget request cut the Textron Inc. [TXT] Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)-100 craft over the Future Years Defense Programs (FYDP) from 32 vessels through FY ’23 to 21 vessels through FY ’24. The Navy not only cut the…

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