Navy to open LSM competition within calendar year 2023

By Nick Wilson / September 11, 2023 at 4:27 PM
Naval Sea Systems Command will seek industry proposals for the design and construction of the future Landing Ship Medium before the end of calendar year 2023, opening a contract competition for a vessel deemed critical for the Marine Corps' Indo-Pacific operations. The upcoming request for proposal follows an Aug. 31 industry day hosted by the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Ships and attended by shipbuilders, material experts and equipment manufacturers and integrators, a Navy spokesperson told Inside Defense . The...

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