About the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program
Concept to Construction
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program began in 2002 with the U.S. Navy's pursuit of a new class of small and stealthy ships for multi-mission support. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has declared LCS to be his top priority, and the program is moving forward swiftly.
Six 90-day concept studies were awarded in November of 2002 for the Focused Mission High Speed Ship (FMHSS) study. General Dynamics led one of those studies. Proposals have been submitted for the seven-month preliminary design phase. Three awards were made in mid-July of 2003 and General Dynamics was again selected for the next phase of the project.
In May 2004, the U.S. Navy announced that the General Dynamics LCS team will continue
development of its proposed solution. This continued development is to complete
detail design, and has the provision for construction of a prototype of this new
high-speed surface ship for delivery in December 2006. The Navy ultimately contemplates a fleet of 30 to 60 LCS.
Our future efforts will turn the LCS concept into a powerful and practical warfighting solution for the Navy's dynamic mission needs.
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