LX(R) Next-Generation Amphibious Ship
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Navy/USMCNavy Hints At Plans To Procure Three More LPD Amphibs
A recent Navy notice said the service intends to issue a solicitation to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] for long-lead time material and detail design and construction for three more San […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Seeks LPD-33 In Unfunded Priorities List
The Marine Corps is asking Congress to fund the next amphibious ship early, in opposition to Navy plans, according to the service’s latest wish list to lawmakers. According to a […]
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Navy/USMCPause in Procurement of LPDs is Mostly Due To Price, CNO Says
The Navy’s top officer on Wednesday said the department is pausing procurement of amphibious ships primarily because the San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ships (LPD) are increasing in […]
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Navy/USMCSenators Ask SECNAV Update To Amphibious Warship Study
Two members on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) Seapower panel sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy on Nov. 15 urging him to provide to Congress the […]
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Navy/USMCBerger: Next Amphibs Likely Work With Unmanned Systems, Smaller
The Commandant of the Marine Corps on Thursday said he thinks the next major L-class amphibious ships will likely be smaller and be partially built around interacting with unmanned systems. […]
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Navy/USMCFire Rages on USS Bonhomme Richard For Over A Day
A fire was burning over a day after it started on Sunday on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) while moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. […]
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Navy/USMCSenators Seek To Curb Ship Procurement Year Issue
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft FY ’21 defense authorization bill seeks to prevent the Defense Department from listing a purchase year on a ship different from what Congress previously […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Plan Delays Buy of Amphibious Ships
While U.S. Navy/Marine Corps requirements call for 38 amphibious ships to support the simultaneous deployment of two Marine Expeditionary Brigades, the Navy has not budgeted for any such ships in […]
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Navy/USMCHII Awarded $165.5 Million For First LPD Flight II Long-Lead Materials
The Navy on Thursday awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding a $165.5 million contract to procure long-lead time materials and non-recurring engineering activities for the first LPD Flight II […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Considers Offensive Amphib Sea Capability, Using Auxiliaries More, And Extra Marine Capabilities On Surface Ships
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 […]