The Navy and Marine Corps are moving design considerations up in the acquisition process to help drive down both construction and total ownership costs, the director of amphibious warfare on the chief of naval operations’ staff (OPNAV N95) said Tuesday. In the services’ LX(R) program to replace the aging LSD dock landing ships, the analysis of alternatives was pushed back until July to allow more time to ensure important design and cost considerations were made now, Maj. Gen. Robert Walsh…