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On Watch 2011

This complex, Navy-designed hovercraft improves the seasoned LCAC work-horses of the amphibious Fleet, with a more rugged version capable of quickly transporting larger payloads ashore on a cushion of air, ready to support military or humanitarian missions.

On Watch 2011

As the Navy’s veteran Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) hovercraft approaches the end of its service life, the next generation Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) will maintain the increasingly mission-critical, amphibious transport of forces across the beach.

Although still a relatively new program, the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) program made significant progress in 2010.

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/OnWatch/build.html