PROVIDENCE – A Textron Inc. subsidiary said Tuesday it will bid on a U.S. Navy contract worth an estimated $4 billion to build up to 80 hovercraft, known as Ship-to-Shore Connectors (SSC), that will replace the aging Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) fleet.
New Orleans-based Textron Marine & Land Systems, part of the company’s Textron Systems division, is working on the bid with L-3 Communications Corp., a New York-based defense contractor that was spun off from Lockheed Corp. a decade ago.
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Textron Marine & Land Systems would be the prime contractor, shipbuilder and test facility, while L-3 would design, build, outfit, integrate, test and deliver various craft modules, as well as provide integrated lifecycle support and logistics, according to the companies.
Textron Marine & Land built the original LCACs in 1984 and both companies have worked on the fleet in the intervening years.
“No one has the proven knowledge and expertise that our two companies possess on such a unique platform,” said Tom Walmsley, Textron Marine & Land’s senior vice president and general manager. “We look forward to providing the lowest-risk, best-value solution for the U.S. Navy.”
The Navy is expected to release a final request for proposal for the SSC fleet late next year.
