LCS Fact Sheet
Description: LCS is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation
in near-shore environments yet capable of open-ocean operation. It is designed to defeat asymmetric
“anti-access” threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft.
Features: The LCS 1 FREEDOM class consists of two different hullforms –
a semiplaning monohull and an aluminum trimaran – designed and built by two industry teams,
respectively led by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. These seaframes will be outfitted
with reconfigurable payloads, called Mission Packages, which can be changed out quickly.
Mission packages are supported by special detachments that will deploy manned and unmanned
vehicles and sensors in support of mine, undersea and surface warfare missions.
Background: Initiated in February 2002,
the LCS program represents a significant reduction in time to acquire,
design and build ships in comparison to any previous ship class. LCS 1,
USS FREEDOM, the first Lockheed Martin Flight 0 ship is under construction at
Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin. LCS 2, USS INDEPENDENCE, the first
General Dynamics Flight 0 ship is under construction at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
General Characteristics:
| Variants |
Lockheed Martin |
General Dynamics |
| Displacement: |
3,089 tons, full load |
2,790 tons, full load |
Dimensions, feet
(metres): |
379.0 × 43.0 × 12.8
(115.5 × 13.1 × 3.9) |
417.3 × 99.7 × 14.8
(127.2 × 30.4 × 4.5) |
| Main machinery: |
CODAG: 2 Rolls Royce MT-30 gas turbines; 96,550 hp (72 MW); 2 Fairbanks Morse Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B diesels; 17,160 hp (12.8 MW); 4 Rolls Royce Kamewa 153SII waterjets |
CODAG: 2 gas turbines, 2 diesels; 4 steerable waterjets; 1 steerable thruster |
| Speed, knots: |
45 |
45 |
| Range, n miles: |
3,500 at 18 kt |
4,300 at 18 kt |
| Complement: : |
40 |
40 |
| Missiles: |
Raytheon RAM |
Raytheon RAM |
| Guns: |
1 United Defence 57 mm/70 Mk 2; 220 rds/min to 17 km (9 n miles); weight of shell 2.4 kg. 4-12.7 mm MGs |
1 United Defence 57 mm/70 Mk 2; 220 rds/min to 17 km (9 n miles); weight of shell 2.4 kg. 4-12.7mm MGs |
| Countermeasures: |
2 SKWS/SRBOC decoy launching systems. WBR 2000 ESM |
Decoys: ESM/ECM EDO ES 3601 ESM |
| Combat data systems: |
COMBATSS-21 |
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Integrated Combat Management System (ICMS) |
| Weapons control: |
To be announced |
TACTICOS |
| Radars: Air/surface search: |
EADS TRS-3D; C-band |
Ericson Sea Giraffe; G/H-band |
| Navigation: |
NAVSSI/GPS/WSN7V |
Sperry Bridgemaster |
| Fire control: |
DORNA EOD EO/IR System |
SEASTAR SAFIRE III EO/IR |
| Sonars: |
None |
None |
| Helicopters: |
2 MH-60 R/S helicopters or 1 MH-60 R/S and 3 Firescout VTUAVs |
2 H-60 helicopters; multiple UAVs/VTUAVs. |
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Last Updated:
03 February, 2010
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