Textron Systems to Build U.S. Navy Ship-to-Shore Connector
$213 Million Program Joins Alcoa Defense and L-3 Communications with Original Manufacturer of Landing Craft, Air CushionNEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 9, 2012 — Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its team has been selected by the U.S. Navy for the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program. The SSC will replace the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), providing a modernized means for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to land at more than 80 percent of the world's shorelines for the next 30 years. The