The following is the Jan. 23, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) Program: Background ...

concept, which is a major component of the Marine Corps overhaul known as Force Design 2030 that seeks to ready the service for a war with China. Part of that original vision saw the Navy and Marines ...

The SLV concept is, essentially ... a long-grounded World War II-era tank landing ship, or LST. There’s a good chance the HOS Resolution may stay out in Asian waters. It is too old to serve ...

7, 2024. (DoD Photo) Secretary Carlos Del Toro continued his streak of naming ships, as his tenure as the Navy’s top civilian comes to an end. Del Toro dubbed the Medium Landing Ship the McClung ...

On Nov. 20, a 135-meter-long ship of the size of a Project 11711 Ivan Gren-class landing ship was seen docking there. "There is only one large landing ship left in the Black Sea - the Petr ...