Combatant Craft Assault future in the works
USSOCOM is looking out to both sustainment and replacement issues surrounding its Combatant Craft Assault (CCA) fleet.
Command interest in the program was identified in a USSOCOM sources sought announcement released on 30 August 2018 on behalf of the Program Executive Office Maritime (PEO-M); Program Manager Surface Systems (PM-SS).
Speaking at the May 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, Capt Brian O’Lavin, who serves as PM-SS, described CCA as “the workhorse of the fleet,” noting that the craft provides expanded range, speed, and payload capacity over existing Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Combatant craft of similar
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