The US Navy took delivery of its newest ship to shore connector (SSC) landing craft air cushion (LCAC), LCAC 109, from Textron Systems Corporation of New Orleans. The LCAC 100-class SSCs are built with similar configurations, dimensions, and clearances to the navy’s legacy LCACs to ensure their...
Ship to Shore Connector
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VIDEO: First New Navy Hovercrafts Deliver to Fleet Unit After Delays, Cost Increases
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK – FORT STORY, Va. – Two Navy hovercrafts glinted silver in the low Friday sun as they cut across the Chesapeake Bay, blasting a wake of mist 25 feet high as they headed to their new home.
Landing Craft Air Cushion 101 and 102 left the well deck of USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) to join the older LCACs of Assault Craft Unit 4. LCAC 101 and 102 are part of the Navy’s Ship to Shore and enter a testing regime before the new Textron-built craft join the Navy’s...
US Navy takes delivery of fourth SSC landing craft
The US Navy has taken delivery of a new ship-to-shore connector (SSC) air-cushion landing craft from local manufacturer Textron Systems Corporation. The delivery of LCAC ..
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US Navy takes delivery of third SSC landing craft
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Textron Ship-to-Shore Connector Production Contract Expected Later This Year
LCAC 100, Textron’s first-in-class Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), conducts its first on-water test outside of the company’s facility in Louisiana on April 10, 2018. Textron photo.
Textron executives expect by the end of 2019 to win a production contract for the Navy’s much-anticipated new Ship-to-Shore Connector.
The first SSC is about halfway through builder’s trials, and delivery to the Navy is expected by the end of summer, said Scott Donnelly, Textron’s chief executive. Donnelly was speaking...