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| Tango01 | 27 May 2015 10:02 p.m. PST |
…Assault Ship. "The Navy is preparing to build its new LXR amphibious assault ship in order to meet the fast-rising need for amphibs across the globe, Congressional sources said. Efforts to begin the process of production and delivery of the new ship come as the service is finalizing its plans to start a competition to build the vessel -- a new platform designed to replace the services' existing fleet of LSD 41/49 dock landing ships. The existing Navy plan calls for the service to award the detail design and construction contract for the lead ship by 2020 with delivery planned for 2026, Maj. Gen. Robert Walsh, director of Navy Expeditionary Warfare, told Military.com. However, during its mark-up of the 2016 defense bill, House Armed Services Committee lawmakers added $279 USD million for advanced procurement of materials for the LXR…"
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| Noble713 | 28 May 2015 4:25 a.m. PST |
Not sure why this sounds like design work on a whole new class when it is basically a "San Antonio Flight II", with the bugs worked out and some other cost saving measures. Remove some of the expensive C2 stuff, enlarge the well deck to support 4 LCACs at a cost of reduced cargo space. Done. |
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asks a painting service to handle a complicated commission: assembling four plastic kits, getting the magnets right, painting and applying decals.
