Thanks for the link Lee!
via Defense News.
The Marine Corps burned the Navy on the MLP and instead of acting as seagoing piers at least half will become AFSBs.
The Navy has to trust that Marine Corps requirements are real or else we'll see more and more swing role/re-roled ships in the fleet.
via Defense News.
U.S. amphibious warfare ships often have been pressed into a variety of roles beyond those of carrying Marines and their gear and taking part in beach assaults. Now, the design of the Navy’s next amphib might itself be adapted to different missions and requirements.Read it all here.
That’s the thinking behind a recent decision to change the name of the next amphibious ship program from LSD(X) — representing a replacement for today’s landing ship docks — to LX(R), reflecting a ship that can be adapted to even more roles.
“It’s an effort by the Navy to not confine themselves to looking at a ship configured just for amphibious work,” said one knowledgeable source.
“It gives you the option to look at everything,” said Cmdr. George Doyon of the service’s Amphibious Warfare Branch. “LSD(X) kind of narrowed the focus. Changing the name opens up the aperture.”
The Marine Corps burned the Navy on the MLP and instead of acting as seagoing piers at least half will become AFSBs.
The Navy has to trust that Marine Corps requirements are real or else we'll see more and more swing role/re-roled ships in the fleet.
