As part of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, the consortium of which Fincantieri is part, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), and Lockheed Martin Corporation, today delivered "Little Rock" (LCS 9) to the US Navy at the Marinette (Wisconsin) shipyard.
"Little Rock" is part of a plan launched in 2010 that includes 11 ships, all already financed, in addition to the two units delivered before 2010 ("Freedom" - LCS 1 and "Forth Worth" - LCS 3). Fincantieri and Lockheed Martin are fully committed to production and today have delivered five ships to the US Navy. There are currently seven units already in different stages of construction in the Marinette shipyard, plus another that will complete the program.
The contract for the implementation of the LCS program was assigned to 2010 at FMM, in the framework of the partnership with Lockheed Martin, the world leader in defense. It is one of the major naval shipbuilding programs for the United States Navy and is a new generation of medium-sized multi-cargo ships designed for coastal surveillance and defense, deep water operations and various types of missions in the Navy. asymmetric threats such as mines, silent diesel submarines and fast surface ships. The program 2 LCS was successfully used in the Western Pacific, the third and fourth were delivered respectively to 2015 and 2016.
(photo: Lockheed Martin)
