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Navy/USMC

Littoral Combat Ship Surrogate Undergoes Fire Tests

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, August 11th, 2016

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The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program has completed tests to assess the vessel’s ability to withstand blasts and fire caused by weapons, the Navy said Aug. 11.The tests, which occurred at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland and ended June 30, involved placing charges in several compartments of the Multi Compartment Surrogate (MCS) module, a replica of part of the Independence-class variant. Testers also set controlled fires in the module to see how flames would affect the aluminum…

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