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Textron Ready For Full-Rate Production Of Marines’ New Landing Craft Air Cushion

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

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Textron Ready For Full-Rate Production Of Marines’ New Landing Craft Air Cushion

Rendering of the Ship-to-Shore Connector, a replacement for the landing craft air cushion (LCAC) built by Textron. (Image: Textron)

Textron [TXT] hopes to begin full-rate production of the Marine Corps’ new landing-craft air cushion (LCAC) and begin testing the first ship-to-shore connector (SSC) before the end of the year.Textron officials expect the Marine Corps to issue a request for proposals for full-rate production (FRP) of the SSC this year, Thomas Walmsley, senior vice president and general manager of Textron Marine and Land Systems, said Wednesday at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium in Arlington, Va.Textron is under a $213…

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