February 24, 2020
This Weird Little Ship Could Be the Future of Amphibious Warfare
It’s no secret that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps want to buy smaller, cheaper amphibious ships for landing troops and equipment on enemy shores. Could this be it?
by David Axe Follow @daxe on Twitter L
It’s no secret that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps want to buy smaller, cheaper amphibious ships for landing troops and equipment on enemy shores.
The new, small amphibs would complement the Navy’s existing force of around three-dozen large vessels, helping the fleet to spread out over a wider area in order to avoid Chinese anti-ship missiles.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/weird-little-ship-could-be-future-amphibious-warfare-126466
