By Emelie Rutherford Despite budget delays impacting is shipbuilding programs, the Navy is committed to buying the next-generation Landing Ship Dock (LSD) amphibious vessels in six years, a top service official said. "We're firm in the 2017 requirement for start of procurement for LSD(X)," Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley told lawmakers last week. The Navy currently is planning mid-life upgrades on its LSD-41 Whidbey Island-class of the amphibious ships, work that Stackley told the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection…
Navy Committed To 2017 Start For Next-Generation LSD Ships
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