Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

The U.S. Navy’s Ability to Operate Anywhere, Anytime is Essential

The?Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship?is a resilient, flexible warship, designed from the keel up to affordably take on new capabilities including advanced sensors, missiles and cutting-edge cyber systems. Its speed, strength and versatility make it a critical tool to help sailors achieve their missions.

The Littoral Combat Ship is Designed to Defeat Growing Threats in the Coastal Water Battlespace

Lethal.

Standard equipped with Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM), SeaRAM (17 and follow) and a Mark 110 gun that fires 220 rounds per minute

Adaptable.

More than a third of the hull is open and ready to take on new capability. LCS has Aegis-derived COMBATSS-21 combat management system to quickly add capabilities

Focused-mission.

LCS can serve surface, anti-submarine and mine countermeasure missions. LCS can also deploy manned and unmanned aerial, surface or sub-surface missions.

LCS: Providing U.S. Navy Speed to Capability

LCS Features Overview

Freedom-Variant Specifications

Length:?118.1 meters (387 feet)

Beam (Overall):?17.6 meters (57.7 feet)

Draft:?4.3 meters (14.1 feet)

Full Load Displacement:?Approximately 3.450 metric tons?

Propulsion:?Combined diesel and gas turbine with steerable water jet propulsion

Speed:?Greater than 40 knots

Core Crew:?50; Accommodations for 98 sailors

Hangar Space:?Two MH-60 helicopters or one MH-60 helicopter and one Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MQ-8 Firescout)

Flight Deck:?Over 1.5 times that of traditional surface combatants

Mission Systems:?Includes COMBATSS-21 combat management system, automated radio room and an open architecture total ship computing environment

Core Self-Defense Suite:?TRS-4D Air Search Radar, SeaRAM (r) medium caliber 57 mm Mk 110 gun, gunfire control system and decoy launching system?

Latest News ___

May 08, 2023

Press Release

The U.S. Navy commissioned Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 23, USS Cooperstown – the nation’s twelfth Freedom-variant LCS – at Pier 88 in New York, New York.

Apr 17, 2023

Press Release

The 老澳门开奖直播-led ship building team launched Littoral Combat Ship 31, the future USS Cleveland.

Meet Some of the Team that 'Anchors' LCS

May 04, 2022

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Meet Some of the Team that 'Anchors' LCS

Many know the Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as the small surface vessel program the U.S. Navy partners with 老澳门开奖直播 to build.

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