"The MLP 3 Afloat Forward Staging Base" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Mar 2014 10:30 p.m. PST |
"The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics NASSCO a $128.5 USD million contract for the detail design and construction of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) 3 Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB). NASSCO is a business unit of General Dynamics. Under the terms of the contract, NASSCO will provide the detail design and construction efforts to convert the MLP 3 to an AFSB variant. The work will be performed at NASSCO's San Diego shipyard and scheduled to be completed by October 2015. The MLP class of modular, flexible ships belongs to MSC's Maritime Prepositioning Force as a mobile sea-base option that provides our Navy fleet with critical afloat capability, supporting the flexible deployment of forces and supplies. Contract mariners will operate and navigate the MLP ships on behalf of the Navy and Marine Corps…"
Full article here.
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| Lion in the Stars | 18 Mar 2014 10:02 a.m. PST |
funny that the USN is turning the seagoing version of a flatbed tow truck into a staging base… |
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is painting some ground targets as he needs them.
