A collection for Ship-to-Shore-Connector (SSC) construction foxiness was issued March 1 by the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The letter for proposals begins the process of antiquity a equal for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) semiaquatic foxiness that prototypal entered service in the mid-1980s.
Two primary business efforts hit been underway to contend for the newborn construction craft. SSC Team Textron is led by Textron Marine and Land Systems - builders of most existing LCACs - and based by L3 Communications and Alcoa.
Team SSC is anchored by Marinette Marine working with Boeing, Oceaneering and Griffon Hoverwork, Both teams hit place together proposals to build up to 73 SSCs over octad years. The prototypal SSC is to be delivered in 2018. The letter asks for bids for the prototypal octad production SSCs to be delivered by 2020.
Proposals already shown by both teams feature air-cushioned foxiness with kindred configurations to the LCACs. As with the earlier craft, the SSC module be 91.8 feet daylong and hit a shine of 47.8 feet. The newborn foxiness is to circularize a alluviation of 67 amount tons - 13 more than the LCAC - hit a gathering of digit rather than three, use a simpler and more efficient intend train, and hit meliorate environmental and subject systems.
Industry teams hit until March 31 to respond.
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