LCAC

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1986
Total Production : 97

Model	Status	Year	Produced
LCAC 1	Active	1986	97

LCAC 1

Group : Landing Crafts
Status : Active
Also Known As : Landing Craft Air Cushion
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : Textron Marine and Land Systems
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1986
Total Production : 97

Textron's Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) is a revolutionary mean which US Navy and Marine Corps amphibious forces to access more than 70 percent shorelines. The air cushion can traverse water, snow, marsh, ice, tundra and sand. Its primary role is transportation of military cargo and personnel for up to 180 passengers. In addition, it can be utilized for mine hunting/sweeping and humanitarian relief. LCAC is combat proven and has been successfully deployed in many scenarios such as Kuwait, Somalia, Bangladesh, Liberia and Haiti. The first LCACs were handed over to the US Navy in 1984 and the last one in 2001 with a service life of 20 years. LCAC fleet is undergoing a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) which introduces improved performance and extends the service life to 30 years. SLEP also reduces operating and maintenance costs as well as crew workload. LCACs are expected to continue serving the US Navy and the US Marine Corps well into the 21st century.

The LCAC is capable of operating at ranges of up to 350 miles from its home base or ship and can transverse obstacles on land as high as four feet (1.22 meters). It was designed to serve in extreme climates such as Sahara desert to Arctic transporting equipment and troops from ship to shore and vice versa. At sea state 2 this hovercraft can travel at 50 knots. Its propulsion system includes four ETF-40B gas turbines each rated at 3,955-shp, two four-blade variable pitch 11.75-ft (3.58 meters) diameter propellers, and four 63-inch (1.6 meters) centrifugal lift fans. The LCAC is not a fighting craft but can be armed with two M2HB 12.7mm/.50 caliber machine guns, MK 19 40mm grenade launcher, and M60 machine guns. The 91 crafts making up this class were built between Textron Marine and Land Systems/Avondale Gulfport Marine.

Operators

Country	Status	State
Japan	Active	6/6
Taiwan	Active	?
United States of America	Active	91

Specifications

		Notes
Crew	5
Troops	180
Dimensions
Beam	14.2 meter
Draft	7.3 meter
Length	26.8 meter
Main Gun Caliber	40 millimeter
Mass
Cargo	75 ton
Full Displacement	182 ton
Standard Displacement	87,200 kilogram
Performance
Max Range	500 kilometer
Power
Total Combined Power	15,820 shp
Speed
Top Speed	50 knot
Time
Service Life	30 year

Gear


Grenade Launchers
Mk 19

Listing

Ship	Status	Com
LCAC-2101	Active	1995
LCAC-2102	Active	1997
LCAC-2103	Active	2001
LCAC-2104	Active	2001
LCAC-2105	Active	2002
LCAC-2106	Active	2002
LCAC 2	Active
LCAC 3	Active
LCAC 4	Active
LCAC 5	Active
LCAC 6	Active
LCAC 7	Active
LCAC 8	Active
LCAC 9	Active
LCAC 10	Active
LCAC 11	Active
LCAC 12	Active
LCAC 13	Active
LCAC 14	Active
LCAC 15	Active
LCAC 16	Active
LCAC 17	Active
LCAC 18	Active
LCAC 19	Active
LCAC 20	Active
LCAC 21	Active
LCAC 22	Active
LCAC 23	Active
LCAC 24	Active
LCAC 25	Active
LCAC 26	Active
LCAC 27	Active
LCAC 28	Active
LCAC 29	Active
LCAC 30	Active
LCAC 31	Active
LCAC 32	Active
LCAC 33	Active
LCAC 34	Active
LCAC 35	Active
LCAC 36	Active
LCAC 37	Active
LCAC 38	Active
LCAC 39	Active
LCAC 40	Active
LCAC 41	Active
LCAC 42	Active
LCAC 43	Active
LCAC 44	Active

Listing

Ship	Status	Com
LCAC 45	Active
LCAC 46	Active
LCAC 47	Active
LCAC 48	Active
LCAC 49	Active
LCAC 50	Active
LCAC 51	Active
LCAC 52	Active
LCAC 53	Active
LCAC 54	Active
LCAC 55	Active
LCAC 56	Active
LCAC 57	Active
LCAC 58	Active
LCAC 59	Active
LCAC 60	Active
LCAC 61	Active
LCAC 62	Active
LCAC 63	Active
LCAC 64	Active
LCAC 65	Active
LCAC 66	Active
LCAC 67	Active
LCAC 68	Active
LCAC 69	Active
LCAC 70	Active
LCAC 71	Active
LCAC 72	Active
LCAC 73	Active
LCAC 74	Active
LCAC 75	Active
LCAC 76	Active
LCAC 77	Active
LCAC 78	Active
LCAC 79	Active
LCAC 80	Active
LCAC 81	Active
LCAC 82	Active
LCAC 83	Active
LCAC 84	Active
LCAC 85	Active
LCAC 86	Active
LCAC 87	Active
LCAC 88	Active
LCAC 89	Active
LCAC 90	Active
LCAC 1	Active	1984
LCAC 91	Active	2001

News

Monday, 9 July, 2012

Textron Team to Build the LCAC Replacement Craft for the US Navy and Marine Corps

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 9, 2012-- Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc.

Tuesday, 31 May, 2011

General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract to Build First Two Mobile Landing Platforms

SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO announced today that it has received from the U.S. Navy a $744 million modification to its Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) contract to fully

Monday, 4 May, 2009

Boeing and Marinette Marine Team for US Navy LCAC Replacement Program

MARINETTE, Wis., May 04, 2009 -- Marinette Marine Corporation, a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC, and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced a teaming

Thursday, 20 December, 2007

Navy Modernizes Amphibious Ships and Hovercraft

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (NNS) -- Invisible to approximately 5,000 people witnessing the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) commissioning ceremony, Dec.