When the U.S. Navy wants to haul a few hundred tons of troops, material, or gear from ship to shore sailors use the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) or the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicle, a ...

The LCAC is an update to the Landing Craft Utility (LCU), an earlier amphibious transport system. The two systems are vastly different — but they're both capable of serving as the backbone for ...

When the U.S. Navy wants to haul a few hundred tons of troops, material, or gear from ship to shore they use the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) or the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicle, a ...

Just after 10:15 p.m. on May 1, 2024, LCAC 84 was full of bored and irritated Marines and sailors. Nine minutes later, it would be deflated and destroyed. The hulking inflatable landing craft ...

This put another 10 years of life back into the LCAC,” Mercer said. Landing Craft Utility Vehicles The Navy is also finalizing the design for a new Landing Craft Utility vehicle, or LCU.

An LCAC prepares to enter the well deck aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zane Ecklund MC2 Ecklund ...

The new LCU, called the Surface Connector XR, or SCXR, program, will be based closely on the existing design, Walsh said. “We like them and we are not going to change a lot,” he explained.

An investigation revealed complacency and unprofessionalism within the unit. Navy photo by Operations Specialist 2nd Class Trevonte Jasper. Just after 10:15 p.m. on May 1, 2024, LCAC 84 was full ...

Like the LCAC, the new LCU is being determined by an in-house Navy design because of the services’ extensive experience with building connector craft.