Congressional decision-makers are working with the Navy to explore massively speeding up construction of its emerging fleet of new amphibious assault ships --- as part of an urgent push to expand the ...

The Navy is getting ready to take the next step in its ongoing competition to build a new amphibious assault ship for the service, officials said. Called the LX®, the new amphib will replace the ...

Navy officials and Congressional decision-makers are considering an option to accelerate procurement of a new multi-mission amphibious assault ship designed to function in a modern threat environment, ...

The Navy is preparing to build its new LXR amphibious assault ship in order to meet the fast-rising need for amphibs across the globe, Congressional sources said. Efforts to begin the process of ...

Ingalls Shipbuilding lands the 700-ton deckhouse on the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7) on July 9, 2016. Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. CAPITOL HILL — The Navy and Marine Corps are running up ...