The Ship-to-Shore Connector program is "stable" and in "serial production" after a number of challenges have been resolved, including a redesigned gearbox, Navy spokeswoman Kathryn Bienfang told Inside Defense . The SSC is a landing craft air-cushioned vehicle intended to transport personnel, weapon systems, equipment and cargo from amphibious vessels to shore. The delivery of LCACs 100 and 101 has allowed the Navy to move forward with the "initial operator training pipeline" and "post-delivery test and trials" at Naval Surface...
