– Aviation Week – A naval ship design expert asked early on in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program to review the design for the vessels used to joke, “I had a ‘Jaws’’ moment – you know, in the film, when the guy says, ‘We’re gonna need a bigger boat.’” But what the U.S. Navy brass is trying to get across now is this: with LCS it’s not size that counts, but it’s the way they plan to use the ship – the concept of operations or conops – that will make all the difference.