Fiscal Year 2011 Littoral Combat Ship Contract Awards Announced

Contract modifications were issued to Lockheed Martin Corporation and Austal USA March 17, under their respective Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) block buy contracts to add funding for construction of one fiscal year 2011 Littoral Combat Ship each.

This is the second ship fully funded for each contractor under its previously-awarded, fixed-price incentive "block buy" contract for the design and construction of up to ten LCS Flight 0+ ships. The two block buy contracts provide for the acquisition of a total of up to 20 LCS from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2015, subject to availability of appropriations.

US Navy Frigates

USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) - Destroyers during Missile Exercise - US Navy 

USS Ingraham (FFG 61) Guided-Missile Frigate 

USS Curts FFG 38 

USS Doyle FFG 39 

USS Halyburton 

USS Simpson (FFG 56) and USS Saipan (LHA 2) 

USS Underwood FFG 36 

USS Boone FFG 28

USS Curts FFG 38 

USS Taylor UNREP with USNS Supply 

USS Jarrett FFG 33 

USS Elrod FFG-55 with a "scarecrow" gun where the SM-1 launcher w