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Navy/USMC

Berger: Next Amphibs Likely Work With Unmanned Systems, Smaller

Thursday, July 7th, 2022

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Berger: Next Amphibs Likely Work With Unmanned Systems, Smaller

Artist rendering of the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, LPD-30. (Image: HII)

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. Speaking during a Hudson Institute event on July 7, Gen. David Berger was asked about how experimentation in the Indo-Pacific is informing the next main L-class amphibious warship after the San Antonio-class LPD-17 Flight II. He started by noting the first step is working on the smaller Light Amphibious Warship…

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