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Textron Nabs $394 Million Mod For Nine More SSC Landing Craft

Tuesday, November 12th, 2024

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Textron Nabs $394 Million Mod For Nine More SSC Landing Craft

The U.S. Navy accepted the delivery of the latest Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), LCAC 110, from Textron Systems on Sept. 6, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy on Nov. 8 awarded Textron Systems [TXT] a $394 million modification to build nine more Ship to Shore Connectors (SSC) hovercraft. The SSCs are 100-class Landing Craft Air Cushion vessels that aim to replace the older legacy LCACs by using the same dimensions but host improvements in engines, higher payloads, simplified maintenance and fly-by-wire controls. They are deployed from well deck-equipped amphibious ships, the Expeditionary Sea base ships and Expeditionary Transfer Dock ships. The Navy plans to ultimately…

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