Program · United States · U.S. Navy
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) · Fielded · U.S. Navy
Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| R&D program totalA lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total. | Not established | — |
| Unit costs · 1 | ||
| Extended service-life program / craftOne existing LCAC under proposed mandatory reconciliation funding. Not a new craft price or confirmed contract award. | $37.39MNominal $; stated contract or budget scope | PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2026 request · PB2026 |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| ESLEP craft requestedMandatory funding request described in budget narrative; not fielded inventory. | 1U.S. only; stated source scope | PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2026 request |
| U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count. | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures. | Not established | — |
Program totals · 1
- R&D program totalA lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total.Source not recordedNot established
Unit costs · 1
- Extended service-life program / craftOne existing LCAC under proposed mandatory reconciliation funding. Not a new craft price or confirmed contract award.PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2026 request · PB2026$37.39MNominal $; stated contract or budget scope
Quantities · 2
- ESLEP craft requestedMandatory funding request described in budget narrative; not fielded inventory.PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2026 request1U.S. only; stated source scope
- U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 1
- Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.Source not recordedNot established
Earlier observations · 2
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy LCAC SLEP/ESLEP line funding1 | $15.286MNominal $; dated budget snapshot | PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2024 |
| Legacy LCAC SLEP/ESLEP line funding1 | $45.087MNominal $; dated budget snapshot | PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2025 |
- Legacy LCAC SLEP/ESLEP line funding1PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2024$15.286MNominal $; dated budget snapshot
- Legacy LCAC SLEP/ESLEP line funding1PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure FY2025$45.087MNominal $; dated budget snapshot
1Budget line figures; quantities and work packages differ. FY2026 mandatory request is described separately from the discretionary table.
The mandatory request is separate from the discretionary table
PB2026 shows zero new discretionary procurement in this line but describes $37.390M of mandatory funding for one ESLEP craft. Those columns must not be combined into an invented new-build price.
Legacy LCAC and LCAC-100 are different programs
SLEP and ESLEP extend existing craft life. Ship-to-Shore Connector acquisition and R&D belong on the separate LCAC-100 profile.
International buyers · 1
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesPurchases and program plans are not a current operational inventory. | Not verified | U.S. program customer | PB2026 Shipbuilding: LCAC SLEP and ESLEP U.S. Navy · figure Dated source snapshot |
Open research: Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book. Current U.S. operational inventory was not established; dated purchases, deliveries and plans remain separate. A system-specific lifetime R&D total was not established. Complete annual operating and support costs were not established.
What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.
Contracts$4.6M obligated since FY2008
Contractors2
- Textron$4.4M 96%
- Northrop Grumman$160K 3.5%
Awards5
- Textron SystemsHMR 004 SUSTAINMENT SUPPLIES MATERIAL ORDER D.O. N6931626F2001U.S. Navy · Delivery Order · Jul 6, 2026$1.7Mobligated · up to $6.5M ceiling
- Textron SystemsLCAC 100 CLASS POST-DELIVERY SUPPLIESU.S. Navy · Delivery Order · Mar 5, 2026$20Kobligated · up to $20K ceiling
- Textron SystemsLCAC 100 CLASS POST-DELIVERY SUPPORT - HMR 001 FSR DELIVERY ORDERU.S. Navy · Delivery Order · Sep 4, 2025$2.7Mobligated · up to $2.7M ceiling
- Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationBRIDGEMASTER-E TURNU.S. Navy · Purchase Order · May 9, 2008$160Kobligated · up to $160K ceiling
- Textron Systems200309!030604!1700!BZ002 !NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0002403C2200 !A!N! !N! !20021227!20060731!039044037!001367903!001338979!N!TEXTRON MARINE & LAND SYSTEMS,!19401 CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY!NEW ORLEANS !LA!70129!55000!071!22!NEW ORLEANS !ORLEANS !LOUISIANA !+000060820933!N!N!000000000000!1907!LANDING CRAFT !A3 !SHIPS !2SEB!LANDING CRAFT AIR CUSHION LCAC!336611!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !D!U!L!1!001!N!1G!A!Y!A! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! !Y! ! !0001! !U.S. Navy · Definitive Contract · Oct 4, 2007$58Kobligated
Obligations are signed USAspending prime-contract actions coded to this program, FY2008 to date, credited to the company that received each action. Obligations are money committed, not company revenue.