
The Navy intends to issue a solicitation for concept studies and preliminary design for the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) before the end of the year, the service said in a contracting notice Dec. 4. According to the notice, the service intends for the LAW to be a “long-range, beachable, medium-sized ship that will bridge the gap in expeditionary operations within a contested environment.” “LAW will be a new ship designed to support the employment of the Maritime Littoral Regiment (MLR)…