Navy Pivots To Medium Landing Ship Design Secretary of the navy john phelan on friday announced a major strategic shift in naval shipbuilding, revealing the selection of a design for the medium landing ship program after. “today, i’m taking the second major step in that effort: selecting the design for our medium landing ship, an operationally driven, fiscally disciplined choice that puts capability in the fleet on a responsible timeline.”.
Navy Pivots To Medium Landing Ship Design On friday, secretary of the navy john phelan announced a significant change in naval shipbuilding strategy. he revealed the chosen design for the medium landing ship program after the navy canceled four ships from the problematic constellation class frigate program. The service's new medium landing ship is designed to move troops, equipment and supplies to shorelines without relying on established ports. On april 7, 2025, the navy issued a presolicitation notice for bollinger shipyards to build the first lsm using a nondevelopmental israeli logistics support vessel (ilsv) design. In december 2025, the u.s. navy approved a design for the mcclung class medium landing ship, a transport vessel solely dedicated to moving marines and their equipment to better allow the sea.
Navy Pivots To Medium Landing Ship Design On april 7, 2025, the navy issued a presolicitation notice for bollinger shipyards to build the first lsm using a nondevelopmental israeli logistics support vessel (ilsv) design. In december 2025, the u.s. navy approved a design for the mcclung class medium landing ship, a transport vessel solely dedicated to moving marines and their equipment to better allow the sea. The u.s. navy moved to speed up its medium landing ship (lsm) program on 18 february 2026, when naval sea systems command (navsea) released a request for proposal for a vessel construction manager (vcm) to oversee production of the new class. The u.s. navy is undergoing a significant transformation in its shipbuilding strategy, as secretary of the navy john phelan announced the selection of a design for the medium landing ship program on friday. 01 u.s. navy approves lsm design for marine corps in december 2025, the u.s. navy approved a design for the mcclung class medium landing ship. watch video 01 u.s. navy approves lsm design for. Washington, august 2025 — the us navy has taken decisive steps to accelerate the development of its new medium landing ship (lsm) fleet, a program vital for the marine corps’ operational mobility in contested indo pacific environments.
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