Maj. Gen. Roger Turner, the director of the operations directorate at the Marines’ Plans, Policies and Operations, explained during the discussion the need for the Landing Ship Medium.

The Congressional Budget Office expects the Landing Ship Medium program to cost billions of dollars more than the U.S. Navy previously estimated, though the organization noted that ongoing ...

The Navy wants to buy 19 ships in fiscal year 2026, but delays, aging shipyards, and new threats may upset those plans.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy is seeking proposals for its Landing Ship Medium program, which one Marine Corps leader called a top priority for the Navy-Marine amphibious team. The services are ...

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Rein.), flies over the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) on May 3 ...

Plans call for the LSM to be 200- to 400-feet long with 8,000 square feet of cargo space. The Marines are currently using a 254-foot commercial offshore supply vessel, the HOS Resolution SVL ...

SASC Defense Bill Calls for 2 Virginia Attack Subs, 3 Destroyers; Sets Restrictions on Frigate, Landing Ship Medium ...

Austal USA has received a $91 million contract to build three landing craft for the U.S. Navy, adding to a catalog of work lined up for the shipbuilder’s new steel line. The new contact makes ...