Expeditionary warfare officials aim to identify funding in a future budget to start proving out concepts necessary to design a new maintenance and modernization model for big-deck amphibious ships, according to a Navy official. The official, who spoke to Inside the Navy on background, said the expeditionary warfare requirements office (N95) plans to conduct a "beta test" on a big-deck ship in fiscal year 2023 during an already-scheduled maintenance availability. The official also said "as we build the budget for...
