Navy plans to find second shipbuilder for its landing craft program — again - Breaking Defense

Navy plans to find second shipbuilder for its landing craft program — again - Breaking Defense

WASHINGTON — The US Navy intends to find a second shipbuilder to join Austal USA in producing Landing Craft Utility vessels, a year after the termination of the program’s original prime contractor Swiftships. Landing Craft Utility vessels, or LCUs, provide the service with a heavy lift capability to transport Marines, weapons, equipment and cargo from ship to shore. While the LCUs serve a similar purpose to the service’s Ship-to-Shore Connectors…