The Navy will complete its force structure assessment on amphibious warships by the end of March, Capt. Cedric McNeal, amphibious warfare program manager, said on Wednesday. The service has a contract structure in place with Huntington Ingalls Industries for three LPD-class amphibious transport docks and one LHA-class landing helicopter assault vessel but wanted to conduct a force structure assessment before the contract is executed . The force structure assessment will evaluate the Navy’s requirements for quantities of amphibs in the...
