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The FFG(X) program is covered in detail in another CRS report.\nThe Navy\u2019s 355-ship force-level goal is the result of a Force Structure Analysis (FSA) that the Navy conducted in 2016. The 2016 FSA established a force-level goal for a 355-ship Navy with 52 small surface combatants, including 32 LCSs and 20 frigates. The Navy conducts a new or updated FSA every few years, and is currently conducting a new FSA that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019. Navy officials have stated that this new FSA will likely not reduce the required number of small surface combatants, and might increase it. Navy officials have also suggested that the Navy in coming years may shift to a new fleet architecture that will include, among other thing, a larger proportion of small surface combatants.\nThe LCS is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. The LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. 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The Navy plans to announce the outcome of the FFG(X) competition in the fourth quarter of FY2020. The FFG(X) program is covered in detail in another CRS report.\nThe Navy\u2019s 355-ship force-level goal is the result of a Force Structure Analysis (FSA) that the Navy conducted in 2016. The 2016 FSA established a force-level goal for a 355-ship Navy with 52 small surface combatants, including 32 LCSs and 20 frigates. The Navy conducts a new or updated FSA every few years, and is currently conducting a new FSA that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019. Navy officials have stated that this new FSA will likely not reduce the required number of small surface combatants, and might increase it. Navy officials have also suggested that the Navy in coming years may shift to a new fleet architecture that will include, among other thing, a larger proportion of small surface combatants.\nThe LCS is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. 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The total of 35 LCSs is three more than the 32 the Navy says are required under its 355-ship force-level goal. The Navy wants FY2019 to be the final year of LCS procurement, and it has not requested the procurement of any additional LCSs in its FY2020 budget submission.\nThe Navy wants to shift procurement of small surface combatants in FY2020 to a new frigate called the FFG(X). The Navy\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests funding for the procurement of the first FFG(X). Five industry teams are currently competing for the FFG(X) program. Two of these teams are offering designs for the FFG(X) that are modified versions of the two LCS designs that the Navy has procured in prior years. The other three industry teams are offering designs for the FFG(X) that are based on other existing ship designs. One of these three other industry teams is proposing to build its design at one of the LCS shipyards. The Navy plans to announce the outcome of the FFG(X) competition in the fourth quarter of FY2020. The FFG(X) program is covered in detail in another CRS report.\nThe Navy\u2019s 355-ship force-level goal is the result of a Force Structure Analysis (FSA) that the Navy conducted in 2016. The 2016 FSA established a force-level goal for a 355-ship Navy with 52 small surface combatants, including 32 LCSs and 20 frigates. The Navy conducts a new or updated FSA every few years, and is currently conducting a new FSA that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019. Navy officials have stated that this new FSA will likely not reduce the required number of small surface combatants, and might increase it. Navy officials have also suggested that the Navy in coming years may shift to a new fleet architecture that will include, among other thing, a larger proportion of small surface combatants.\nThe LCS is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. The LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One, called the LCS-1 or Freedom-class design, was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed. The other, called the LCS-2 or Independence-class design, was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided more or less evenly between the two designs. The LCS-1 design is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor. The LCS-2 design is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nA current issue for Congress is whether to procure any LCSs in FY2020, and if so, how many. Opponents could argue that the total number of LCSs procured in prior years exceeds the Navy\u2019s stated requirement, and that adding funding to the Navy\u2019s FY2020 shipbuilding account for procuring one or more additional LCSs could reduce FY2020 funding for other Navy programs. Supporters could argue that procuring additional LCSs in FY2020 could provide a hedge against delays in the FFG(X) program and help the Navy achieve its small surface combatant force-level goal more quickly. 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The total of 35 LCSs is three more than the 32 the Navy says are required under its 355-ship force-level goal. The Navy wants FY2019 to be the final year of LCS procurement, and it has not requested the procurement of any additional LCSs in its FY2020 budget submission.\nThe Navy wants to shift procurement of small surface combatants in FY2020 to a new frigate called the FFG(X). The Navy\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests funding for the procurement of the first FFG(X). Five industry teams are currently competing for the FFG(X) program. Two of these teams are offering designs for the FFG(X) that are modified versions of the two LCS designs that the Navy has procured in prior years. The other three industry teams are offering designs for the FFG(X) that are based on other existing ship designs. One of these three other industry teams is proposing to build its design at one of the LCS shipyards. The Navy plans to announce the outcome of the FFG(X) competition in the fourth quarter of FY2020. The FFG(X) program is covered in detail in another CRS report.\nThe Navy\u2019s 355-ship force-level goal is the result of a Force Structure Analysis (FSA) that the Navy conducted in 2016. The 2016 FSA established a force-level goal for a 355-ship Navy with 52 small surface combatants, including 32 LCSs and 20 frigates. The Navy conducts a new or updated FSA every few years, and is currently conducting a new FSA that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019. Navy officials have stated that this new FSA will likely not reduce the required number of small surface combatants, and might increase it. Navy officials have also suggested that the Navy in coming years may shift to a new fleet architecture that will include, among other thing, a larger proportion of small surface combatants.\nThe LCS is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. The LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One, called the LCS-1 or Freedom-class design, was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed. The other, called the LCS-2 or Independence-class design, was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided more or less evenly between the two designs. The LCS-1 design is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor. The LCS-2 design is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nA current issue for Congress is whether to procure any LCSs in FY2020, and if so, how many. Opponents could argue that the total number of LCSs procured in prior years exceeds the Navy\u2019s stated requirement, and that adding funding to the Navy\u2019s FY2020 shipbuilding account for procuring one or more additional LCSs could reduce FY2020 funding for other Navy programs. Supporters could argue that procuring additional LCSs in FY2020 could provide a hedge against delays in the FFG(X) program and help the Navy achieve its small surface combatant force-level goal more quickly. 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The total of 35 LCSs is three more than the 32 the Navy says are required under its 355-ship force-level goal. The Navy wants FY2019 to be the final year of LCS procurement, and it has not requested the procurement of any additional LCSs in its FY2020 budget submission.\nThe Navy wants to shift procurement of small surface combatants in FY2020 to a new frigate called the FFG(X). The Navy\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests funding for the procurement of the first FFG(X). Five industry teams are currently competing for the FFG(X) program. Two of these teams are offering designs for the FFG(X) that are modified versions of the two LCS designs that the Navy has procured in prior years. The other three industry teams are offering designs for the FFG(X) that are based on other existing ship designs. One of these three other industry teams is proposing to build its design at one of the LCS shipyards. The Navy plans to announce the outcome of the FFG(X) competition in the fourth quarter of FY2020. The FFG(X) program is covered in detail in another CRS report.\nThe Navy\u2019s 355-ship force-level goal is the result of a Force Structure Analysis (FSA) that the Navy conducted in 2016. The 2016 FSA established a force-level goal for a 355-ship Navy with 52 small surface combatants, including 32 LCSs and 20 frigates. The Navy conducts a new or updated FSA every few years, and is currently conducting a new FSA that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019. Navy officials have stated that this new FSA will likely not reduce the required number of small surface combatants, and might increase it. Navy officials have also suggested that the Navy in coming years may shift to a new fleet architecture that will include, among other thing, a larger proportion of small surface combatants.\nThe LCS is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. The LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One, called the LCS-1 or Freedom-class design, was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed. The other, called the LCS-2 or Independence-class design, was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided more or less evenly between the two designs. The LCS-1 design is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor. 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Opponents could argue that the total number of LCSs procured in prior years exceeds the Navy\u2019s stated requirement, and that adding funding to the Navy\u2019s FY2020 shipbuilding account for procuring one or more additional LCSs could reduce FY2020 funding for other Navy programs. Supporters could argue that procuring additional LCSs in FY2020 could provide a hedge against delays in the FFG(X) program and help the Navy achieve its small surface combatant force-level goal more quickly. 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Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requested the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. As part of its action on the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, Congress procured three LCSs\u2014one more than the two that were requested. Thus, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured through FY2018.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget, which was submitted to Congress before Congress finalized action on the Navy\u2019s FY2018 budget, requests $646.2 million for the procurement of one LCS. If Congress had procured two LCSs in FY2018, as requested by the Navy, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would have been the 32nd LCS. With the procurement of three LCSs in FY2018, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would be the 33rd LCS.\nThe Navy\u2019s plan for achieving and maintaining a 355-ship fleet includes a goal for achieving and maintaining a force of 52 small surface combatants (SSCs). The Navy\u2019s plan for achieving that goal is to procure 32 LCSs, and then procure 20 new frigates, called FFG(X)s, with the first FFG(X) to be procured in FY2020. Multiple industry teams are now competing for the FFG(X) program. The design of the FFG(X) is to be based on either an LCS design or a different existing hull design. The FFG(X) program is covered in another CRS report.\nThe LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided evenly between the two designs. 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Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requested the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. As part of its action on the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, Congress procured three LCSs\u2014one more than the two that were requested. Thus, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured through FY2018.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget, which was submitted to Congress before Congress finalized action on the Navy\u2019s FY2018 budget, requests $646.2 million for the procurement of one LCS. If Congress had procured two LCSs in FY2018, as requested by the Navy, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would have been the 32nd LCS. 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Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requested the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. As part of its action on the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, Congress procured three LCSs\u2014one more than the two that were requested. Thus, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured through FY2018.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget, which was submitted to Congress before Congress finalized action on the Navy\u2019s FY2018 budget, requests $646.2 million for the procurement of one LCS. If Congress had procured two LCSs in FY2018, as requested by the Navy, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would have been the 32nd LCS. With the procurement of three LCSs in FY2018, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would be the 33rd LCS.\nThe Navy\u2019s plan for achieving and maintaining a 355-ship fleet includes a goal for achieving and maintaining a force of 52 small surface combatants (SSCs). The Navy\u2019s plan for achieving that goal is to procure 32 LCSs, and then procure 20 new frigates, called FFG(X)s, with the first FFG(X) to be procured in FY2020. Multiple industry teams are now competing for the FFG(X) program. The design of the FFG(X) is to be based on either an LCS design or a different existing hull design. The FFG(X) program is covered in another CRS report.\nThe LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided evenly between the two designs. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. 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Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requested the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. As part of its action on the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, Congress procured three LCSs\u2014one more than the two that were requested. Thus, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured through FY2018.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget, which was submitted to Congress before Congress finalized action on the Navy\u2019s FY2018 budget, requests $646.2 million for the procurement of one LCS. If Congress had procured two LCSs in FY2018, as requested by the Navy, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would have been the 32nd LCS. With the procurement of three LCSs in FY2018, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would be the 33rd LCS.\nThe Navy\u2019s plan for achieving and maintaining a 355-ship fleet includes a goal for achieving and maintaining a force of 52 small surface combatants (SSCs). The Navy\u2019s plan for achieving that goal is to procure 32 LCSs, and then procure 20 new frigates, called FFG(X)s, with the first FFG(X) to be procured in FY2020. Multiple industry teams are now competing for the FFG(X) program. The design of the FFG(X) is to be based on either an LCS design or a different existing hull design. The FFG(X) program is covered in another CRS report.\nThe LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided evenly between the two designs. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nIssues for Congress for the LCS program for FY2019 include the following:\nthe number of LCSs to procure in FY2019;\nthe Navy\u2019s proposal to procure a final LCS in FY2019 and then shift to procurement of FFG(X)s starting in FY2020; and\nsurvivability, lethality, technical risk, and test and evaluation issues relating to LCSs and their mission packages.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL33741", "sha1": "1a20b1b083bdca90639d5bc78ca0f18c94775927", "filename": "files/20180703_RL33741_1a20b1b083bdca90639d5bc78ca0f18c94775927.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=RL/html/RL33741_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180703_RL33741_images_ecfac2d84b8ccecf6dedc9e2dda764e8fdb1167d.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33741", "sha1": "f83218eb9e662a2bbb4653b26495e2aeffc4d83b", "filename": "files/20180703_RL33741_f83218eb9e662a2bbb4653b26495e2aeffc4d83b.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 581297, "date": "2018-05-17", "retrieved": "2018-05-22T13:12:57.251720", "title": "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requested the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. As part of its action on the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, Congress procured three LCSs\u2014one more than the two that were requested. Thus, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured through FY2018.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget, which was submitted to Congress before Congress finalized action on the Navy\u2019s FY2018 budget, requests $646.2 million for the procurement of one LCS. If Congress had procured two LCSs in FY2018, as requested by the Navy, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would have been the 32nd LCS. With the procurement of three LCSs in FY2018, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would be the 33rd LCS.\nThe Navy\u2019s plan for achieving and maintaining a 355-ship fleet includes a goal for achieving and maintaining a force of 52 small surface combatants (SSCs). The Navy\u2019s plan for achieving that goal is to procure 32 LCSs, and then procure 20 new frigates, called FFG(X)s, with the first FFG(X) to be procured in FY2020. Multiple industry teams are now competing for the FFG(X) program. The design of the FFG(X) is to be based on either an LCS design or a different existing hull design. The FFG(X) program is covered in another CRS report.\nThe LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided evenly between the two designs. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nIssues for Congress for the LCS program for FY2019 include the following:\nthe number of LCSs to procure in FY2019;\nthe Navy\u2019s proposal to procure a final LCS in FY2019 and then shift to procurement of FFG(X)s starting in FY2020; and\nsurvivability, lethality, technical risk, and test and evaluation issues relating to LCSs and their mission packages.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL33741", "sha1": "85a2b80ab0c1060b7feb4c8f6b5d772e4627d1ae", "filename": "files/20180517_RL33741_85a2b80ab0c1060b7feb4c8f6b5d772e4627d1ae.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=RL/html/RL33741_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180517_RL33741_images_ecfac2d84b8ccecf6dedc9e2dda764e8fdb1167d.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33741", "sha1": "d45f866c5d2c0d1ae3d97abe7beb4e237be141d2", "filename": "files/20180517_RL33741_d45f866c5d2c0d1ae3d97abe7beb4e237be141d2.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 579896, "date": "2018-04-05", "retrieved": "2018-04-09T13:05:34.829333", "title": "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requested the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. As part of its action on the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, Congress procured three LCSs\u2014one more than the two that were requested. Thus, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured through FY2018.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget, which was submitted to Congress before Congress finalized action on the Navy\u2019s FY2018 budget, requests $646.2 million for the procurement of one LCS. If Congress had procured two LCSs in FY2018, as requested by the Navy, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would have been the 32nd LCS. With the procurement of three LCSs in FY2018, the LCS requested for procurement in FY2019 would be the 33rd LCS.\nThe Navy\u2019s plan for achieving and maintaining a 355-ship fleet includes a goal for achieving and maintaining a force of 52 small surface combatants (SSCs). The Navy\u2019s plan for achieving that goal is to procure 32 LCSs, and then procure 20 new frigates, called FFG(X)s, with the first FFG(X) to be procured in FY2020. Multiple industry teams are now competing for the FFG(X) program. The design of the FFG(X) is to be based on either an LCS design or a different existing hull design. The FFG(X) program is covered in another CRS report.\nThe LCS program includes two very different LCS designs. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was then led by General Dynamics. LCS procurement has been divided evenly between the two designs. 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The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nIssues for Congress for the LCS program for FY2019 include the following:\nthe number of LCSs to procure in FY2019;\nthe Navy\u2019s proposal to procure a final LCS in FY2019 and then shift to procurement of FFG(X)s starting in FY2020; and\nsurvivability, lethality, technical risk, and test and evaluation issues relating to LCSs and their mission packages.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL33741", "sha1": "c21879f1218e49c5ab60e51e61e35a796722a93d", "filename": "files/20180405_RL33741_c21879f1218e49c5ab60e51e61e35a796722a93d.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=RL/html/RL33741_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180405_RL33741_images_ecfac2d84b8ccecf6dedc9e2dda764e8fdb1167d.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33741", "sha1": "d8ffa0553ec840b6f73602b520bfb4ddea0af483", "filename": "files/20180405_RL33741_d8ffa0553ec840b6f73602b520bfb4ddea0af483.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 576323, "date": "2017-12-08", "retrieved": "2017-12-12T14:17:12.136962", "title": "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Navy\u2019s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is a program to procure a total of about 32 relatively inexpensive surface combatants equipped with modular mission packages. The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and a total of 29 have been procured through FY2017.\nFor FY2018, the Navy is requesting the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. The Navy\u2019s FY2018 five-year shipbuilding plan includes a 32nd LCS in FY2019. Starting in FY2020, the Navy wants to shift from procuring LCSs to procuring a new guided-missile frigate called the FFG(X). The design of the FFG(X) is to be based on either the LCS design or a different hull design. The FFG(X) program is covered in another CRS report.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, which was submitted on May 23, 2017, originally showed a request for one LCS at an estimated cost of $636.1 million. On May 24, 2017, the Navy announced that it was amending its proposed FY2018 budget to request the procurement of two LCSs rather than one, for a combined estimated cost of $1,136.1 million, or an average of about $568.1 million each.\nTwo very different LCS designs are currently being built. 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One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was led by General Dynamics. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. 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The first LCS was procured in FY2005, and a total of 29 have been procured through FY2017.\nFor FY2018, the Navy is requesting the procurement of the 30th and 31st LCSs. The Navy\u2019s FY2018 five-year shipbuilding plan includes a 32nd LCS in FY2019. Starting in FY2020, the Navy wants to shift from procuring LCSs to procuring a new guided-missile frigate called the FFG(X). The design of the FFG(X) is to be based on either the LCS design or a different hull design. The FFG(X) program is covered in another CRS report.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, which was submitted on May 23, 2017, originally showed a request for one LCS at an estimated cost of $636.1 million. On May 24, 2017, the Navy announced that it was amending its proposed FY2018 budget to request the procurement of two LCSs rather than one, for a combined estimated cost of $1,136.1 million, or an average of about $568.1 million each.\nTwo very different LCS designs are currently being built. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was led by General Dynamics. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. 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A total of 29 LCSs have been procured through FY2017. For FY2018, the Navy is requesting the procurement of two more LCSs, which would be the 30th and 31st. \nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, which was submitted on May 23, 2017, originally showed a request for one LCS at an estimated cost of $636.1 million. On May 24, 2017, the Navy announced that it was amending its proposed FY2018 budget to request the procurement of two LCSs rather than one. As amended, the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests two LCSs at a total cost of $1,136.1 million, or an average of about $568.1 million each.\nTwo very different LCS designs are currently being built. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was led by General Dynamics. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS/FFG(X) program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nThe LCS/FFG(X) program now appears to be in flux in certain key respects, including the following:\nTotal program quantity. Although the program was limited by a December 2015 restructuring to a total of 40 ships, the Navy has a requirement for 52 SSCs, raising a possibility that the current reassessment of the program might lead to a decision by the Department of Defense to expand the total size of the program to something more than 40 ships, and possibly to as many as 52. It is also possible that the program might be reduced to something less than 40 ships.\nAnnual procurement rate. It is possible the program\u2019s annual procurement rate could be increased from the one or two ships per year shown in the FY2017 budget submission to a rate of about three ships per year\u2014a rate similar to those in budget submissions for years prior to FY2017\u2014particularly if the program\u2019s total procurement quantity is increased to something more than 40.\nThe down select. If the program\u2019s annual procurement rate is increased to something like three ships per year, it might prompt a reconsideration of whether to conduct a currently planned down select to a single LCS design.\nDesign and builder or builders of the FFG(X)s. The design of the new frigates, and the shipyard or shipyards that will build them, are uncertain. 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A total of 29 LCSs have been procured through FY2017. For FY2018, the Navy is requesting the procurement of two more LCSs, which would be the 30th and 31st. The Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, which was submitted on May 23, 2017, originally showed a request for one LCS at an estimated cost of $636.1 million. On May 24, 2017, the Navy announced that it was amending its proposed FY2018 budget to request the procurement of two LCSs rather than one. Navy officials originally stated that an additional $541 million would be needed to convert the originally proposed FY2018 LCS procurement from a one-ship buy into a two-ship buy. A June 29, 2017, budget amendment document from the Trump Administration, however, states that the increase is actually $499.9 million. As amended on June 29, the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests two LCSs at a total cost of $1,136.1 million, or an average of about $568.1 million each.\nTwo very different LCS designs are currently being built. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was led by General Dynamics. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS/FF program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nThe LCS/FF program now appears to be in flux in certain key respects, including the following:\nTotal program quantity. Although the program was limited by a December 2015 restructuring to a total of 40 ships, the Navy has a requirement for 52 SSCs, raising a possibility that the current reassessment of the program might lead to a decision by the Department of Defense to expand the total size of the program to something more than 40 ships, and possibly to as many as 52. It is also possible that the program might be reduced to something less than 40 ships.\nAnnual procurement rate. It is possible the program\u2019s annual procurement rate could be increased from the one or two ships per year shown in the FY2017 budget submission to a rate of about three ships per year\u2014a rate similar to those in budget submissions for years prior to FY2017\u2014particularly if the program\u2019s total procurement quantity is increased to something more than 40.\nThe down select. If the program\u2019s annual procurement rate is increased to something like three ships per year, it might prompt a reconsideration of whether to conduct a currently planned down select to a single LCS design.\nDesign and builder or builders of the FFs. The design of the new frigates, and the shipyard or shipyards that will build them, are uncertain. 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A total of 29 LCSs have been procured through FY2017. For FY2018, the Navy is requesting the procurement of two more LCSs, which would be the 30th and 31st.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, which was submitted on May 23, 2017, originally showed a request for one LCS at an estimated cost of $636.1 million. On May 24, 2017, the Navy, at the instruction of the Office of Management and Budget, amended its proposed FY2018 budget to request the procurement of two LCSs rather than one. The Navy states that an additional $541 million would be needed to procure two LCSs rather than one in FY2018. Thus, the Navy\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget, as amended on May 24, is requesting the procurement of two LCSs at a combined cost of $1,177.1 million, or an average of about $588.6 million each. \nTwo very different LCS designs are currently being built. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was led by General Dynamics. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe LCS/FF program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nThe LCS/FF program now appears to be in flux in certain key respects, including the following:\nTotal program quantity. Although the program was limited by a December 2015 restructuring to a total of 40 ships, the Navy has a requirement for 52 SSCs, raising a possibility that the current reassessment of the program might lead to a decision by the Department of Defense to expand the total size of the program to something more than 40 ships, and possibly to as many as 52. It is also possible that the program might be reduced to something less than 40 ships.\nAnnual procurement rate. It is possible the program\u2019s annual procurement rate could be increased from the one or two ships per year shown in the FY2017 budget submission to a rate of about three ships per year\u2014a rate similar to those in budget submissions for years prior to FY2017\u2014particularly if the program\u2019s total procurement quantity is increased to something more than 40.\nThe down select. If the program\u2019s annual procurement rate is increased to something like three ships per year, it might prompt a reconsideration of whether to conduct a currently planned down select to a single LCS design.\nDesign and builder or builders of the FFs. The design of the new frigates, and the shipyard or shipyards that will build them, are uncertain. 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The LCS/FF program has been controversial over the years due to past cost growth, design and construction issues with the first LCSs, concerns over the survivability of LCSs (i.e., their ability to withstand battle damage), concerns over whether LCSs are sufficiently armed and would be able to perform their stated missions effectively, and concerns over the development and testing of the modular mission packages for LCSs. The Navy\u2019s execution of the program has been a matter of congressional oversight attention for several years.\nTwo very different LCS designs are currently being built. One was developed by an industry team led by Lockheed; the other was developed by an industry team that was led by General Dynamics. The design developed by the Lockheed-led team is built at the Marinette Marine shipyard at Marinette, WI, with Lockheed as the prime contractor; the design developed by the team that was led by General Dynamics is built at the Austal USA shipyard at Mobile, AL, with Austal USA as the prime contractor.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requested $1,125.6 million for the procurement of the 27th and 28th LCSs, or an average of $562.8 million for each ship. The Navy\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget also requested $86 million in so-called \u201ccost-to-complete\u201d procurement funding to cover cost growth on LCSs procured in previous fiscal years, and $139.4 million for procurement of LCS mission module equipment.\nCongress, as part of its markup of the Navy\u2019s proposed FY0217 budget, funded the procurement of three LCSs (one more than requested). A total of 29 LCS have thus been procured through FY2017, leaving another 11 ships to be procured to reach a total of 40. Beyond that, however, the remainder of the LCS/FF program now appears to be in flux in certain key respects, including the following:\nTotal program quantity. Although the program was limited by a December 2015 restructuring to a total of 40 ships, the Navy has a requirement for 52 SSCs, raising a possibility that the current reassessment of the program might lead to a decision by the Department of Defense to expand the total size of the program to something more than 40 ships, and possibly to as many as 52. It is also possible that the program might be reduced to something less than 40 ships.\nAnnual procurement rate. It is possible the program\u2019s annual procurement rate could be increased from the one or two ships per year shown in the FY2017 budget submission to a rate of about three ships per year\u2014a rate similar to those in budget submissions for years prior to FY2017\u2014particularly if the program\u2019s total procurement quantity is increased to something more than 40.\nThe down select. If the program\u2019s annual procurement rate is increased to something like three ships per year, it might prompt a reconsideration of whether to conduct a currently planned down select to a single LCS design.\nDesign and builder or builders of the FFs. The design of the new FFs, and the shipyard or shipyards that will build them, are uncertain. Navy officials have stated that the Navy is reassessing what capabilities its wants to have in the new FFs, and is examining potential FF designs based on both LCS hull forms and other frigate-seized hull forms.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL33741", "sha1": "3c39550fb44c0f9cc8a6015a0e6cf58cad6e1535", "filename": "files/20170519_RL33741_3c39550fb44c0f9cc8a6015a0e6cf58cad6e1535.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33741", "sha1": "e08ecfdab263670c0530213df2421d0900212614", "filename": "files/20170519_RL33741_e08ecfdab263670c0530213df2421d0900212614.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 461091, "date": "2017-05-12", "retrieved": "2017-05-16T14:30:16.726599", "title": "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Navy\u2019s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate program is a program to procure a large number of LCSs and modified LCSs. 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Under current plans, the Navy envisages procuring a total of either 28 LCSs and 12 frigates (if the neck down occurs in FY2018), or 30 LCSs and 10 frigates (if the neck down occurs in FY2019).\nThe first LCS was funded in FY2005, and a total of 26 have been funded through FY2016. As of October 19, 2016, seven LCSs (LCSs 1 through 6 and LCS 8) were in service. LCS 7 is scheduled to be commissioned into service on October 22, 2016. LCSs 9 through 26 are in various stages of construction.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $1,125.6 million for the procurement of the 27th and 28th LCSs, or an average of $562.8 million for each ship. The Navy\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget also requests $86 million in so-called \u201ccost-to-complete\u201d procurement funding to cover cost growth on LCSs procured in previous fiscal years, and $139.4 million for procurement of LCS mission module equipment.\nThe LCS program poses several issues for Congress, including whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy\u2019s FY2017 funding requests for the program, and whether to approve, reject, or modify the Secretary of Defense\u2019s December 2015 direction to the Navy to reduce the program from 52 ships to 40, and to neck down to a single design variant not later than FY2019.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL33741", "sha1": "cde8e04a08503746f1cd58c47407d0fd7fc81c2d", "filename": "files/20170512_RL33741_cde8e04a08503746f1cd58c47407d0fd7fc81c2d.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33741", "sha1": "7d4a2f74266a2e75428396bd7f7b814d37571c4d", "filename": "files/20170512_RL33741_7d4a2f74266a2e75428396bd7f7b814d37571c4d.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 460289, "date": "2017-04-06", "retrieved": "2017-04-11T15:00:25.518691", "title": "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Navy\u2019s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate program is a program to procure a large number of LCSs and modified LCSs. 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Under current plans, the Navy envisages procuring a total of either 28 LCSs and 12 frigates (if the neck down occurs in FY2018), or 30 LCSs and 10 frigates (if the neck down occurs in FY2019).\nThe first LCS was funded in FY2005, and a total of 26 have been funded through FY2016. As of October 19, 2016, seven LCSs (LCSs 1 through 6 and LCS 8) were in service. LCS 7 is scheduled to be commissioned into service on October 22, 2016. LCSs 9 through 26 are in various stages of construction.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $1,125.6 million for the procurement of the 27th and 28th LCSs, or an average of $562.8 million for each ship. 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Under current plans, the Navy envisages procuring a total of either 28 LCSs and 12 frigates (if the neck down occurs in FY2018), or 30 LCSs and 10 frigates (if the neck down occurs in FY2019).\nThe first LCS was funded in FY2005, and a total of 26 have been funded through FY2016. As of October 19, 2016, seven LCSs (LCSs 1 through 6 and LCS 8) were in service. LCS 7 is scheduled to be commissioned into service on October 22, 2016. LCSs 9 through 26 are in various stages of construction.\nThe Navy\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $1,125.6 million for the procurement of the 27th and 28th LCSs, or an average of $562.8 million for each ship. 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