U.S. Navy receives two new Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft

The U.S. Navy took delivery of two of its newest 100-class Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City, Fla., on Aug.2, Christen McCurdy reports on Defense News. The two LCACs were escorted by a development and testing craft from the NSWC.


The U.S. Navy took delivery of two of its newest 100-class Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City, Fla., on Aug.2, Christen McCurdy reports on Defense News. The two LCACs were escorted by a development and testing craft from the NSWC.
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Arrival of the two new Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City, Fla., on Aug. 2 (Picture source : U.S. Navy)


The new LCAC model will replace the old LCAC as a high-speed, amphibious connector to deliver sailors and marines and their equipment from ship to shore.

Capt. David Back, NSWC PCD's commanding officer, said "Having been in the LCAC program for over 30 years as a Sailor and a civilian, I witnessed and was involved in some way for most of the evolution of the legacy and service life extension program craft," said Martin. "Being able to do that now as part of the team that transits the next generation, first of class LCAC to NSWC PCD, completes the full circle of my LCAC career."

Let's remind that, on April 16, 2020, the U.S. Navy awarded a contract for the Fiscal Year 2017-2020 procurement of class-101 Ship to Shore Connector craft. Ship to Shore Connectors are the evolutionary replacement for the existing fleet of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicles, and will primarily transport weapon systems, equipment, cargo, and personnel of the assault elements through varied environmental conditions from amphibious ships over to the beach. Textron Systems was awarded the $386 million fixed price incentive-firm target and firm fixed price contract modification for the construction of 15 craft. Work will be performed primarily in New Orleans, Louisiana.