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The LCS Mission The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is designed to defeat growing littoral threats and provide assured access and dominance in coastal and open waters. A fast, maneuverable surface combatant, the LCS provides warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility for focused missions including mine-clearing, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. A New Breed of Warship LCS replaces ships in the current Navy fleet, including FFG-7 Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigates, MCM Avenger Class mine countermeasures vessels and Osprey Class coastal mine hunters Platform Capabilities The Lockheed Martin FREEDOM variant – a survivable, semi-planning steel monohull – provides outstanding maneuverability with proven sea-keeping characteristics to support launch and recovery operations, mission execution and optimum crew comfort. High levels of automation, the integrated total ship systems and an experienced industry team are just some of the strong characteristics that Team Freedom brings to this critical program. Key Advantages Core Defense Systems Resident capabilities on the LCS • Minimally manned crew • Multi-mission modular capable in all configurations include self • Speeds exceed 40 knots • High degree of maneuverability defense, navigation and C4I. and handling Self-defense features include: • More than 40 percent • Rolling-Airframe Missile reconfig