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Navy/USMC

Ship-to-Shore Connector FOC Pushed Back Three Years, Increases Cost Growth Risk

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

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Ship-to-Shore Connector FOC Pushed Back Three Years, Increases Cost Growth Risk

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

The Navy said delays and challenges with Textron’s [TXT] Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)-100 craft have pushed back full operational capability (FOC) three years and increased cost and risks in the program. Textron’s SSCs are set to replace the existing aging fleet of hovercraft that are reaching the end of their service lives. The new LCAC-100s are designed to serve for 30 years and land surface forces at over-the-horizon distances from amphibious ships and mobile landing platforms.…

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