THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
(RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION)
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350.1000

MAR 13 2018
MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Establishment of Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Surface
Combatants
To better align our course and scope ofresponsibilities for both manned and unmanned
systems to meet combatant commander needs now and in the future, I am renaming Program
Executive Office Littoral Combat Ship (PEO LCS) as Program Executive Office, Unmanned and
Small Combatants (PEO USC).
Since the creation of PEO LCS in July of 2011 , the organization's portfolio has grown
beyond its original focus on the development, procurement and sustainment of LCS, its associated
mission modules, and related systems. Today, PEO LCS oversees the acquisition of the littoral
combat ship (LCS) and its associated mission modules, as well as mine warfare systems, unmanned
maritime systems, the future Frigate (FFG(X)), and the Multi Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC),
an LCS variant for international customers. This represents 4 distinct shipbuilding product lines in
development or under construction, 10 unmanned maritime systems and 15 ACAT or pre-A CAT
programs. The name PEO LCS no longer adequately reflects the breadth of its portfolio nor the ful 1
importance of its work.
The Littoral Combat Ship and its mission capabilities remains a critically important
shipbuilding program. With the introduction of FFG(X) and MMSC in the near future and our
burgeoning fleet of unmanned surface and subsurface vehicles, this new name more accurately
represents the work on platforms and systems that are key enablers for the future Fleet through all
phases of warfare. Their continued organization under a single PEO will allow improved program
execution, alignment and agility today and into the future.
Establishment of a name change to PEO USC is at zero cost. It renames the already
established organization of program offices - - Unmanned Maritime Systems (PMS 406), LCS
Mission Modules (PMS 420), Mine Warfare Systems (PMS 495), Littoral Combat Ships (PMS
501 ), LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment (PMS 505), Frigate (PMS 515) and International
LCS (PMS 525).
I want to emphasize that the work accomplished by the leadership and workforce in PEO
LCS on the LCS program has put us on a stable trajectory to build the Navy the Nation Needs. This
name change codifies the true expanse of their responsibility for delivering the future Battle Force
to meet our growing operational demands.

 SUBJECT: Establishment of Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Surface
Combatants
Distribution:
SECNAV
USN
DUSN(PPOI)
DUSN/DCMO ASN(M&RA)
ASN(FM&C)
ASN(EI&E)
GCDON/AA
CNO
CMC
VCNO
ACMC
FFC
COMNAVSEASYSCOM
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM
COMSPAWARSYSCOM
CO:tv1NAVSUPSYSCOM
CO:tv1NAVFACSYSCOM
COMMARCORSYSCOM
ONR
PMD
PCD
DASN (SHIPS)
DASN(AIR)
DASN (C41/SPACE)
DASN(ExW)
DASN (ROT&E)
DASN(M&B)
DASN(A&LM)
DASN(IP)
AOC
PEO (SHIPS)
PEO (CARRIERS)
PEO(LCS)
PEO (SUBS)
PEO(A)
PEO (T)
PEO(U&W)
PEO (JSF)
PEO (C4I)
PEO (EIS)
PEO(SPACE)
PEO (LS)
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 DIRSSP
SUBJECT: Establishment of Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Surface
Combatants
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