SAS 2015: New LCACs ramp up
The first new Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) vessels built under the US Navy’s Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) programme are set to be delivered.
Speaking at Sea-Air-Space 2015, Capt Chris Mercer, programme manager for the SSC at PMS 377 in PEO Ships said that the new LCACs will replace 52 older LCACs. A production readiness review was completed in October 2014 with construction of the first craft, 100, starting in November 2014 and Craft 101 following in January 2015.
Craft 100 is a test and evaluation vessel that was first contracted in July 2012 for $213million and 101 is a risk
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