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The US Marines’ China-fighting, island hopping Q Ship plan is in trouble
But the strategy requires a new ship – an easy-to-hide medium landing ship that’s cheap enough for the US Navy to buy quickly and in large numbers. But the Medium Landing Ship – or LSM in ...
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Navy’s shipbuilding strategy requires total overhaul to meet aims, audit finds
The Navy’s deficient planning approach to designing, building and delivering ships has led to huge cost increases, delays in ...
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Navy, Marines Deploy Amphibious Warship USS Comstock, 11th MEU to Pacific
Amphibious warship USS Comstock (LSD-45) is now deployed in the Indo-Pacific with elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary ...
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US Navy ditches field carrier landing requirement for T-45 Goshawk replacement
The US Navy (USN) expects to sign a contract within less than two years to begin replacing its fleet of Boeing T-45 Goshawk ...
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US Navy's unstoppable LCAC hovercraft
An curved arrow pointing right. The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is an absolute unstoppable force for the US Navy. This hovercraft can move up to 70 tons of gear from ship to shore with ease.
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The US Navy and Marines will have to stop relying on British support sometime
On August 14, the US Navy announced it will buy four ... Huntington Ingalls in Pascagoula will build all four new ships – three San Antonio-class landing platforms and an America-class big ...