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Home» News»U.S. Navy Selects GDMS to support Independence-class LCS Combat Management System
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) launches a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during exercise Pacific Griffin
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) launches a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during exercise Pacific Griffin

U.S. Navy Selects GDMS to support Independence-class LCS Combat Management System

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) Expands Support to U.S. Navy Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Combat System through $40 Million Contract.

Martin Manaranche 14 May 2020

General Dynamics press release

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a $40.3 million contract to support NSWCDD in its role as Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Independence-variant Software Support Agent (SSA), Combat Management System (CMS), and In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA). This contract will provide support for LCS Independence-variant CMS efforts. Work for this contract will be performed in Pittsfield, MA, facility and will be completed in 2024 if all options are exercised on May 1. 2020.

As the prime contractor, General Dynamics’ responsibility will be to provide reach back support and resolution of technical issues to the Independence-variant LCS combat system software suite, as identified by NSWCDD. This includes support to all aspects of the combat management system software installed on LCS, including the Integrated Combat Management System (ICMS) core software suite, as well as software interfaces to sensors, weapons and communication systems.

Austal USA delivered its 10th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy. The future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) will be the 18th LCS to enter the fleet.
The future littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) during acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico (Credit: U.S. Navy/RELEASED)

As the CMS ISEA, NSWCDD supports currently installed combat management system components, and coordinates, monitors and provides follow-on maintenance and operational support for those components. In-Service Engineering Agents are the first responders; investigating, identifying problems, recommending resolution, and testing the solutions across the LCS’s combat management system.  As SSA, NSWCDD ensures that software engineering design meet all government prescribed requirements.

“General Dynamics Mission Systems is proud to have been selected by the U.S. Navy for this important contract,”

“Our experts have spent many years bringing LCS’ current mission systems to life. Additionally, our open, flexible computing architecture is very capable of supporting the maintenance and in-service operation of our mission systems. Our team recognizes the increasingly critical role LCS plays in the US Navy’s littoral battlespace, and the essential part LCS plays in defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in the littorals. This support contract will help enable LCS to successfully achieve its missions, today and in the future.”

Carlo Zaffanella, vice president and general manager, Maritime and Strategic Systems at General Dynamics Mission Systems.
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Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

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