Independence-class LCS

Responsive: Room for the Future

General Dynamics growth margin concept is the third principle on which the General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is built. Growth margin allows the ship to be tailorable to future missions, whatever the U.S. Navy may find it needs.

Beyond today's planned missions, the General Dynamics LCS has the capacity and flexibility to support new Joint Operational Concepts. Joint seabasing will become a critical element of the national defense strategy. Due to the growth margin of the General Dynamics LCS, the ship could provide larger, new joint combat mission packages and serve as a high-speed transport and maneuver platform. In a single lift, the General Dynamics LCS can carry multiple Strykers, armored Humvees, and their associated troops at speeds in excess of 40 knots.

A Formidable Presence: Larger Usable Space, Greater Reserve buoyancy

The General Dynamics LCS Solution has the cargo space and weight capacity to hold mission systems of today and tomorrow to provide maximum flexibility for the U.S. Navy's future warfighting needs.