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| Boeing, Fincantieri Team for U.S. Hovercraft Offer
If anyone has images or further information, please post it here. See the pdf link for concept images. http://www.dt.navy.mil/cisd/presenta...OA_Carlson.pdf Boeing, Fincantieri Team for U.S. Hovercraft Offer http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=407...c=AME&s=SEA Quote:
Boeing, Fincantieri Team for U.S. Hovercraft Offer
By tom kington
Published: 4 May 2009 13:20
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ROME - Boeing has teamed with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to pitch for a U.S. Navy contract to build new hovercraft, Fincantieri officials said May 4.
The tender for the contract, to be awarded under the Sea Base to Shore Connector (SSC) program, will be launched in 2010.
Boeing Rotorcraft Systems will team with Marinette Marine, the Wisconsin yard taken over by Fincantieri in January. The acquisition of Marinette formed part of Fincantieri's purchase of four yards in the Great Lakes region from Manitowoc Marine Group, creating the Fincantieri Marine Group.
Fincantieri said that Marinette Marine Corp. would act as prime contractor for the hovercraft tender, with the vessels to be built in Wisconsin, while Boeing Rotorcraft Systems would be responsible for propulsion and avionics.
The 10-year SSC program provides for the construction of 80 hovercrafts, worth roughly $4 billion, to replace the Landing Craft Air Cushion vessels introduced by the U.S. Navy between 1984 and 2001, Fincantieri said in an announcement.
| I found this by doing a search for "Boeing Hovercraft" after re-reading the Hovernews Nov/Dec 2008 article by Gerald W. Crisman where in 1960 Boeing had no interest in hovercraft.
I guess some things do change if given enough time. Marinette Marine, a Fincantieri Company, and Boeing Team for Navy LCAC Replacement Program http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...90504a_nr.html Quote:
MARINETTE, Wis., May 04, 2009 -- Marinette Marine Corporation, a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC, and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced a teaming effort to capture the U.S. Navy's Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program and provide a lower cost, higher availability, next-generation platform. The Navy plans to replace the existing Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) with the new SSC, a priority to support the joint warfighter.
"In the process of creating this team, we carefully considered all of the innovative and unique requirements the Navy has outlined for this platform," said Richard McCreary, president and CEO of Marinette Marine. "Our team combines Fincantieri's world-class expertise in naval architecture and ship construction with Boeing's advanced rotorcraft systems, integration and program management expertise to help the Navy fill its sea basing-to-shore transport needs. Boeing, as a leader in rotorcraft technology and expert in systems reliability, durability and integration, augments Marinette's capabilities perfectly."
Marinette Marine will be the prime contractor and hull form shipbuilder; Boeing will design, supply and integrate the platform's advanced rotorcraft systems.
"We are excited to team with Marinette for this important program," said Phil Dunford, vice president and general manager of Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. "The SSC is essentially a low-flying rotorcraft designed to carry heavy loads. This mission plays right into Boeing's strengths for innovative heavy-lift rotorcraft, systems integration and global support services."
| https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&...amp;au=&ck= Quote:
Ship to Shore Connector(SSC)Program Industry Day Announcement
Solicitation Number: N0002408SNA02
Agency: Department of the Navy
Office: Naval Sea Systems Command
Location: NAVSEA HQ
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Marinette teams with Boeing for Navy hovercraft program http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMM...9may00160.html SSC - Ship to Shore Connector
See page 8 for contractors involved, page 17 for concept images. http://www.dt.navy.mil/cisd/presentations/...AOA_Carlson.pdf Fincantieri & Boeing Team $4Bn LCAC Replace http://www.intell.rtaf.mi.th/newsdetail.asp?id=50793 Fincantieri, Boeing to build hovercraft fleet http://www.bairdmaritime.com/index.p...d=73&Itemid=65
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