The USS New OrleansFrom Aviation Week:
Gen. James Conway, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, said Jan. 14 he is concerned about the amphibious fleet after reviewing the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), due to be made public Feb. 1.
“The most stressed capability are our amphibious ships,” Conway said at a gathering of the Surface Navy Association near Washington. After the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), new submarines, surface ships and other Navy requirements, “amphibious [vessels] are not at the top of the priority list,” Conway said. “Yet I think as a maritime nation we have to retain that capacity.”
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My Comment: For the political class .... Amphibious vessels are boring. With budget cuts on the horizon, expect the boring to be cut.
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The current crisis in Haiti is a textbook case on the flexibility and adaptability inherent of amphibs. Perhaps it will boost the image of this strategic (!) expeditionary capability.
future concept advanced tank:
http://china-arsenal.blogspot.com/2010/01/future-concept-advanced-tank.html
For 75% of the surface navy amphibs are boring; but these days they're doing the most important work, which really rubs the cruiser/destroyer guys the wrong way.
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