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The US Marines’ China-fighting, island hopping Q Ship plan is in trouble
The Medium Landing Ship shouldn’t have been so difficult to build. The requirements the Marines hashed out with the Navy, shortly after then Marine commandant General David Berger announced the ...
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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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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 new amphibious ships from a shipbuilder in Mississippi for a combined $12 billion. The huge contract finally ends a years-long conflict between ...