The Navy and Marine Corps have coalesced around a new procurement approach for the Landing Ship Medium, with the services tapping Louisiana shipbuilder Bollinger to construct a single vessel based on an existing ship design before deciding how to proceed with the program. Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, described this first ship as “block 1” of the LSM program, saying it will take four-to-five years to field. “The block 1 is going to be...
