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Navy Outlines Latest LSM Schedule And Costs In FY25 Budget Request

Wednesday, March 13th, 2024

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Navy Outlines Latest LSM Schedule And Costs In FY25 Budget Request

Concept image for the Marine Corps Landing Ship Medium (LSM), previously called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW). (Image: artist concept, screen shot from a Marine Corps Combat Development & Integration Youtube video)

The Navy’s fiscal year 2025 budget request provides more details on the newest amphibious ship it will start procuring, the Medium landing Ship (LSM). The service plans to procure the first LSM in FY ‘25 at a cost of about $268 million. Then the plan is for another ship in FY ‘26, then two each in fiscal years 2027 through 2029, which covers the remainder of the five-year Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). FY ‘25 budget documents estimate the single…

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