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[Anderson]

U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Team Contract to Construct up to 10 Littoral Combat Ships.

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The U.S. Navy has awarded a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to construct up to 10 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).

The first of the 10 ships will be acquired in 2010, at a contract value of $437 million, and the rest via options through 2015. If all options are exercised, the total value of the ship construction portion of the contract will reach approximately $3.6 billion.

“The Lockheed Martin team’s Littoral Combat Ship is designed to confront rapidly changing global threats while providing a cost-effective solution in an era of tight budgets,” said Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO Bob Stevens. “This team’s strong performance will enable the Navy to deploy a class of affordable, multi-mission combatants to address the nation’s needs for decades to come.”

“The LCS is uniquely designed to win against 21st century threats in coastal waters posed by increasingly capable submarines, mines and swarming small craft,” said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead. “Both designs provide the capabilities our Navy needs, and each offers unique features that will provide fleet commanders with a high level of flexibility in employing these ships.”

Prior to this competition, Lockheed Martin was awarded contracts to construct two ships for this new class. The Lockheed Martin-led team designed and constructed USS Freedom (LCS 1), which was delivered to the Navy in 2008 and completed its first deployment to the U.S. Southern and U.S. Pacific Command areas of responsibility earlier this year. Throughout its deployment, the ship and crew conducted four drug interdictions and seized more than five tons of cocaine. USS Freedom also participated in the world’s largest maritime exercise, known as Rim of the Pacific 2010, where it interacted with international navies from 13 nations.

At the same time, the Lockheed Martin team is constructing LCS 3, Fort Worth, and construction remains on cost and on schedule. The program is more than 80 percent complete and the ship was recently christened and launched – a milestone reached in just 20 months since the contract award.

http://www.lmlcsteam.com/?p=1431

Saludos.

[ecuatoriano]

Navy investigates raunchy videos; some at odds over future of captain

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/04/na ... =allsearch

[Anderson]

Siguiendo con las noticias del LCS. Paul Lemmo de Lockheed Martin habló hoy sobre el reciente contrato de la Marina para la construcción de los Littoral Combat Ship.

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=365&sid=2221393

Saludos!

[Anderson]

Aunque se van a construir los dos tipos de LCS, ¿hay noticias sobre cual de los dos buques ha dado mejor resultado a la US Navy? El USS Freedom de LM o el USS Independence de Austal

Demasiado prematuro para saberlo goshawk. Como bien dice la nota, las dos compañías están construyendo los buques para cumplir con los mismos requerimientos operacionales, pero los dos productos son diferentes tanto en diseño como en construcción. Sólo el desempeño y la experiencia de las tripulaciones develará en un futuro la respuesta a tu pregunta. Lo cierto es que los contratos se convirtieron en verdaderos regalos de fin de año para ambas compañías. Y a un costo estimado en US430 millones la unidad, ya empiezan a buscar la forma de aminorar los costos efectuando ventas al exterior.

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/01/03/usn-l ... wer-costs/

Es lo que conlleva el poder mantener el complejo industrial-militar estadounidense operando a plena marcha.

Un saludo!

[Yorktown]

Los diez LCS's, motorizados por gentileza de Su Graciosa Majestad.

Rolls-Royce Lands Large US Navy Order

British engine maker Rolls-Royce has announced its largest ever marine naval surface ship contract to supply vessels for the US Navy.

The company will deliver gas turbines, waterjets and propulsion system software for ten US Navy Littoral Combat Ships made by defence firm Lockheed Martin.

Rolls-Royce already supplies propulsion equipment on two Lockheed Martin vessels and said there was an option for a further nine ships in future.

It would not confirm the exact value of the deal but a spokesperson told Sky News Online it was worth several hundred million pounds

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Busine ... _#comments

Una pregunta, estos contratos los firma RR directamente con la Navy o con LM?

[santi]

Una pregunta, estos contratos los firma RR directamente con la Navy o con LM?

Imagino que con LM, que es el contratista principal. Supongo que la US Navy sólo trata directamente con esta última. RR es la suministradora de las TG del modelo de LM, de la misma manera que GE lo es del de Northrop Grumman.

Si que es cierto que cuando aun había el plan de encargar sólo uno de los modelos de LCS se comentaba que la idea era abrir lotes sucesivos de fabricación a la competencia, de manera que otros astilleros, a parte del ganador, pudiesen optar a la construcción de los buques.
Imagino que en este caso si que sería, por ejemplo, Marinette (que pertenece a Fincantieri), Austal u otros los que negociarían directamente con la US Navy.
Al encargarse ambos modelos, entiendo que cada equipo se encargará de la contrucción del suyo y que la Navy negocia con los contratistas principales.

Lo que si se rumoreaba es que sería deseable que ambos modelos compartiesen sistema de combate, que a su vez estuviese normalizado con el núcleo de sistema de combate futuro para la US Navy (algo "parecido" al SCOMBA). Eso ahora no sucede. Cada versión emplea un sistema diferente.
Si se llegase a esa comuncalidad en el futuro entiendo que sería también la US Navy la que negociaría directamente con el suministrador....

Saludos

[Juan David]

Giro en U.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzveUz-W ... ure=fvwrel

Marineros Saludos.

[Yorktown]

Que avión es el que sale en 1:35?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfImiqpf6eo

Gracias por anticipado.

[pasadeno]

Que avión es el que sale en 1:35?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfImiqpf6eo

Gracias por anticipado.

YT, me parece que es un F-100 Super Sabre.

De nada.

[Arandruno]

¿F-100 Supersabre?
Lo digo a riesgo de "cubrirme de jloria" como dice Carlogratto.

Edit: ¡Pasadeno! Te adelantaste. Gran saludo.

[Yorktown]

Si parece que es un Super Sabre como me comentais, pero...no despega en el video de un porta? O eso ya son imaginaciones mías. Y el Super Sabre no sirvió en la Navy no?

Salute!

[pasadeno]

Si parece que es un Super Sabre como me comentais, pero...no despega en el video de un porta? O eso ya son imaginaciones mías. Y el Super Sabre no sirvió en la Navy no?

Salute!

¡Magia estilo Hollywood!

Sí, el F-100 era un avión de la USAF, no del la Navy.

Pero esto es una película de gran presupuesto y puede permitirse tener A-6s, A-1s, F-100s, F-4s, y A-4s todos juntos atacando a la vez.

Saludos

[Yorktown]

Así no hay quien aprenda, me lían.

He estado investigando y efectivamente, el vión que se pasó de frenada y lanzó napalm sobre los muchachos del Séptimo de Cavallería fue un Super Sabre. Así que supongamos que es este, y que lo del despegue del porta es un misterio cortesía de la era digital, porque parececiesen imagenes de archivo.

No hay ningún caso en el que eso sucediese, imagino.

Saludos y gracias!

[Arandruno]

De acuerdo con Pasadeno. Viendo la película, se ve que el Super Sabre despega desde tierra, la sucesión de imágenes da la impresión de que despega de un portaaviones, pero la toma está seleccionada con cuidado, se ve el avión pero no de donde sale.
Era exclusivo de la USAF.

Gran saludo.

[RGSS]

Lockheed to demo Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile

Lockheed Martin has received two contracts totaling $218 million for the Demonstration Phase of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's (DARPA) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. The program encompasses the rapid development and demonstration of two distinct variants of the LRASM missile: LRASM-A is a stealthy air-launched variation and LRASM-B is a high-speed ship-launched missile.Lockheed Martin's LRASM-A team received a $60.3 million cost plus fixed fee contract to execute two air-launched demonstrations, leveraging its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER) experience and demonstrating Navy and Air Force tactical aircraft employment. Lockheed Martin's LRASM-B team received a $157.7 million cost plus fixed-fee contract to complete four Vertical Launch System (VLS) demonstrations, proving applicability to Navy surface combatants. Both LRASM-A and LRASM-B designs plan to support air-launch and VLS-launch configurations.

"Both of our LRASM solutions will deliver extraordinary range, willful penetration of ship self defense systems and precise lethality in denied combat environments," said Rick Edwards, vice president of Tactical Missiles and Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "The maturity of these weapons and technologies allows near term transition to Navy magazines at an affordable price. These are low risk, practical options with the Navy initiating studies of anti-surface warfare capability." The joint DARPA/U.S. Navy LRASM program was initiated in 2009 to deliver a new generation of highly capable anti-ship weapons. Current anti-ship weapons possess limited range and lethality. As at-sea warfare advances, a new generation of standoff anti-ship weapons systems are needed.

During Phase 1 of the program, preliminary designs of the LRASM-A and LRASM-B variants were successfully completed by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. LRASM-A leverages the state-of-the-art JASSM-ER airframe, and adds additional sensors and subsystems to achieve a stealthy and survivable subsonic cruise missile. LRASM-B leverages prior ramjet development activities and a suite of supporting sensors and avionics to achieve a supersonic cruise missile with balanced speed and stealth for robust performance.

Phase 2 of the program will continue the development of both missiles and culminate in flight demonstrations of tactically relevant prototypes of both missiles, including a common sensor system from BAE Systems. "Lockheed Martin is proud to offer our technology for Navy solutions," said Glenn Kuller, director of Tactical Missiles Advanced Programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "These LRASM contracts will demonstrate two mature tactical missiles for new generation anti-surface warfare weapons capability; one low and stealthy, the other high and fast with moderate stealth." Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 133,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2009 sales from continuing operations were $44.0 billion.



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