Navy's Future Light Amphibious Ships Will Be Designed to Operate Off China's Coast
11 Dec 2020
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
New warships that will be capable of delivering 75 Marines straight from the sea onto a beach will operate in and around the first chain of islands off China's coast.
A new Navy shipbuilding plan released this week calls for building 10 light amphibious warships that can transport up to 75 Marines. The ships will operate independently of the amphibious ready groups with which Marine expeditionary units typically deploy.
Instead, light amphibious warships will augment ARGs, officials told reporters on Thursday, possibly under the leadership of a Navy squadron commander.
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