Department of Defense news release (Dec. 15, 2004): Navy awards contract option for first Littoral Combat Ship.The Department of Navy today awarded Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corp., Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., a $188.2 million contract option for detail design and construction of the first Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ship The Littoral Combat Ship is the first of the U.S. Navy's next-generation surface combatants. Intended as a relatively small surface vessel for operations in the littoral region (close to shore), the LCS is smaller than the Navy's guided missile frigates, and have been compared to (LCS LCS - Language for Communicating Systems ). LCS is an innovative combatant designed to counter challenging shallow-water threats in coastal regions, specifically mines, diesel submarines, and fast surface craft. A fast, agile, and networked surface combatant A ship constructed and armed for combat use with the capability to conduct operations in multiple maritime roles against air, surface and subsurface threats, and land targets. , LCS will use focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute a variety of missions. "Today we take the next step toward delivering this needed capability to the fleet," said Assistant Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). for Research, Development and Acquisition John J. Young Jr. "Just two years after we awarded the first contracts, we're signing a contract to build the first LCS. This was made possible by great support from Congress and industry, which both teamed with the Navy so we can provide the fleet with greater capability and flexibility to meet mission requirements." This detail design and construction contract option award is a critical step in getting the first LCS in the water in 2006. Lockheed Martin's teammates include Gibbs & Cox, Arlington, Va.; Marinette Marine Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) is a shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. MMC is a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group, also in Wisconsin. History Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) was founded on the Menominee River in Marinette in 1942 as part of the growth , Marinette, Wis.; and Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. Marinette Marine will begin construction early next year after a production readiness review with the Navy. "LCS takes the operational Navy into a higher tactical speed regime and is a net-centric focal point focal point n. See focus. ," said Rear Adm. Charlie Hamilton, program executive officer for ships. "It will also fundamentally alter the ship/mission system integration paradigm through extensive use of modularity. The acquisition of LCS sets a new standard for rapid procurement in support of the warfighter." Echoing Hamilton's comments. Young noted that "the LCS program has demonstrated fundamental, positive changes to reform and accelerates the acquisition process." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On May 27, 2004, the Department of Defense awarded both Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics--Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, separate contract options for final system design with options for detail design and construction of up to two Flight 0 LCS. The Navy plans to build a total of four Flight 0 LCS. Visit <http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/lcs/> for more information on the LCS. |
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