"Ideas Pour in to US Navy's Small Ship Task Force" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 May 2014 10:34 p.m. PST |
"The task force working to come up with ideas for the US Navy's small surface combatant (SSC) got a major data download Thursday, as industry submitted their proposals for modified or entirely new designs. Both builders of littoral combat ships — Lockheed Martin and Austal USA — submitted ideas to modify their designs. Huntington Ingalls proposed frigate variants of its national security cutter design. And at least one outlier, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, put in a bid. Companies were also invited to come up with ideas for the ship's combat system. In separate proposals, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GD AIS) described systems and components to equip the SSC…"
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| SouthernPhantom | 25 May 2014 6:47 a.m. PST |
Interesting. I have a good feeling about the NSC, especially seeing as it's currently in Fleet service with the USCG. I just have to wonder what the intended mission profile is here. Is it an all-up guided missile frigate? An ASW platform? Unconventional warfare thingummy? |
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