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Tango0104 Oct 2017 10:21 p.m. PST

"The US Army has picked Vigor Marine to build the service's new landing craft, dubbed maneuver support vessel (light) – MSV(L).

Worth almost a billion dollars ($979.7m), the contract is the largest award in Vigor's history.

The award comes concurrent with a "Milestone B" decision that moves the program into its engineering and manufacturing development phase.

Over the next four years, the Army will work with Vigor Works, LLC as it produces a full-scale prototype for additional evaluation and to inform the program's final requirements…"

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paulgenna05 Oct 2017 12:37 p.m. PST

Sure looks like the landing craft used in WWII just big enough to hold a tank.

Garand05 Oct 2017 1:31 p.m. PST

So why does the ARMY get a landing craft???

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Lion in the Stars07 Oct 2017 5:42 p.m. PST

The US Army actually has more ships than the US Navy. And they're ALL landing ships.

And I really think that the French have the best Landing Craft design right now.

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