This thesis will examine the potential of the two competing designs for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), with regard to potential deployment of this vessel type by the Turkish Navy. The first design is by Lockheed Martin and has been designated the USS Freedom as the U.S. Navy's first LCS. The second design is by General Dynamics. This thesis will focus on the LCS usage concepts in Naval Capability Pillars and Information Operations. As a transformation platform, the LCS will be critical in implementing new operational concepts and in providing a focused, littoral mission platform for joint forces. Its superior speed and maneuverability; low radar, infrared, and acoustic signatures; and ability to lay distributed sensor fields are all fundamental to mission success. It will also carry a 'squadron' of unmanned vehicles (air, surface, and undersea) that will considerably extend its sensor and weapon coverage and provide substantial Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities. This thesis will also discuss present and future platforms and their concepts of operation in Turkish littoral waters (Aegean Sea, Black Sea, and Mediterranean Sea).
Evaluation of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Potential for the Turkish Navy
2006
107 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Naval vessels(Combatant) , Electronic warfare , Maneuverability , Theses , Turkey , Transformations , Antisubmarine warfare , Joint military activities , Naval operations , Littoral zones , Lcs(Littoral combat ship) , Littoral warfare , Surface combatant , Network-centric warfare