The LCS is the only U.S. Navy ship currently designed to operate in relatively shallow water with mission modules to support a variety of operations; to such it conforms to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) call for the USMC to 'return to the littorals.' With modular multi-mission adaptability, high-speed, and shallow draft, the LCS gives the Joint Task Force commander (JTFC) a flexible platform that accommodates changing tactical requirements while opening up a much larger area of seaborne operations and meets USMC future operating concepts.
US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Capabilities, Risks, Possible Missions, and Modules to Support Future USMC Operating Concepts
2011
109 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Naval vessels(Combatant) , Antisubmarine warfare , Littoral zones , Marine corps , Military history , Mine warfare , Shipbuilding , Lcs(Littoral combat ships) , Theses , Asw(Antisubmarine warfare) , Miw(Mine warfare) , Suw(Surface warfare)