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Navy/USMC

Marine Corps Considers Offensive Amphib Sea Capability, Using Auxiliaries More, And Extra Marine Capabilities On Surface Ships

Monday, June 4th, 2018

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Marine Corps Considers Offensive Amphib Sea Capability, Using Auxiliaries More, And Extra Marine Capabilities On Surface Ships

Ingalls Shipbuilding president Brian Cuccias speaks to reporters in front of the future USS Tripoli (LHA-7) in March 2018). (Photo: Defense Daily)

The Marine Corps is thinking about how to best use its amphibious and auxiliary support ships as the Navy fleet grows, including by adding offensive weapons, leaders said at an event on Monday.Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, head of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, echoing the the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, said there is extra capacity at the shipyards and said “Congress can help accelerate that” as the Navy moves to increase the fleet.Speaking at a Center for Strategic and…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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