The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is a class of air-cushioned landing craft used by the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). They transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel from ship to shore and across the beach.

The Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), also known as the LCAC 100 class, [6] is a system proposed by the United States Navy as a replacement for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). [7] It will offer an increased capacity to cope with the growing weight of equipment used by the United States Army and Marine Corps. [ 5 ]

The Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) is a high-speed, fully amphibious landing craft capable of carrying a 60-75 ton payload. It can carry heavy payloads such as an M-1 tank and travel...

The LCAC can traverse snow, marsh, ice, tundra and sand. Traveling at 50-knot speeds in Sea State 2, LCAC operates at a range of 250 miles while maintaining 10 percent fuel reserves. On land, it surmounts obstacles as high as four feet. Designed to function in extreme temperatures, LCAC withstands climates ranging from the Arctic cold to Sahara ...

Oct 14, 2021 · Features The Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) is a high-speed, over-the-beach, fully amphibious landing craft capable of carrying a 60-75 ton payload. It is used to transport...

The SSC design has incorporated material and systems improvements to address the top 25 high maintenance drivers of LCAC including the use of more corrosion resistant aluminum in the hull and...

The landing craft air cushion (LCAC) is a high-speed, over-the-beach fully amphibious landing craft capable of carrying a 60-75 ton payload. Capable of operating from...

The Seabase To Shore Assault Connector (AC), LCAC (X) is envisioned to provide high-speed, heavy-lift for over-the-horizon maneuver, surface lift, and shipping. The LCAC SLEP is capable of...

The Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) is a high-speed, over-the-beach fully amphibious landing craft, capable of carrying a 60-75 ton payload. The LCAC payload capability and speed...

LCAC are intended to move heavy equipment from beyond the horizon over a beach. An LCAC can also cross a wider variety of beaches than an LCU. In the late 1970s this concept was developed (as JEFF B) in competition with a hard-chine planing craft, which would have been less expensive, but which could not have carried its cargo past the surf zone.