Tag: anti-access/area denial weapons
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Why LPD Construction Should Cease: A Case for Prioritizing Navy Shipbuilding Programs
As Congress considers the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the future of the Navy’s amphibious force and the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships is a topic of intense debate. Some argue that the LPDs should be scaled back or stretched out in construction to reduce costs, but we believe that LPD construction…
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Why the Navy Should Cease Construction of San Antonio-Class LPDs
As Congress considers the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the future of the Navy’s amphibious force, specifically the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships, is a topic of great debate. Some argue that due to increasing costs, the LPDs should be reduced in complexity and size or have the construction timeline stretched to…
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Why LPD Construction Needs to End: A New Paradigm for the Marine Corps
As Congress considers the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the future of the Navy’s amphibious force and the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships in particular is under debate. While some argue that the LPDs should be cut down in terms of complexity and size due to increasing costs, others suggest stretching out…