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‘Great Power’ Fight Might Require Different Blend of Vessels, But Marines Won’t Shun Amphibious Operations, NDIA Speakers Say
Despite the commandant’s stark warning about the vulnerability of current amphibious warships, the Marines are not moving away from amphibious operations. But to operate in the future highly contested littoral waters, the amphibious force must be more numerous, adding a lot of smaller, cheaper and “risk worthy” vessels and unmanned systems, senior Marine and Navy officers and civilian analysts said Oct. 23.
Navy, Marines Wargaming New Gear to Support Emerging Warfare Concepts
The Navy and Marine Corps are busy figuring out what they do – and don’t – need to buy to support their emerging operational concepts for high-end warfare. Working rapidly to inform the next budget cycle, planners for both services are looking at how to network their systems together, how to sustain forces spread out across large areas and how to impose significant cost on the adversary while operating in that wide space – and how to do so affordably – to support the Navy’s Distributed Maritime Operations and Marine’s Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment concepts.
Berger Plan to Build More Smaller and Cheaper Ships Could Greatly Expand Available Expeditionary Force, Analysts Tell NDIA Conference
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger’s proposal to build a lot of different, smaller and cheaper ships — including unmanned vessels — to substitute for or augment large amphibious warships is not yet clearly defined, but presents the possibility of greatly expanding the available force, two veteran naval analysts said Oct. 22.
NEWS FROM EWC: Marine Corps Defining New Operating Concept
The Marine Corps is experimenting with teams through December to determine how it will structure its new expeditionary advanced base operations, or EABO, concept, a service official said Oct. 22. Thirteen integrated process teams are examining potential structures for the new operating concept, said Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and the deputy commandant for combat development and integration.
New Force Structure Assessment Will Address Needs of ‘Great Power Competition,’ Two Top Requirements Officers Say
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps requirements and capabilities leaders are working together to produce an Integrated Naval Force Structure Assessment, which will replace the Navy assessment that usually shapes the shipbuilding plan, the two top requirements officers said Oct. 22.
Rear Admiral Sam Perez Appointed New Chairman of AWIBC
The Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition (AWIBC) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new chairman – Rear Admiral Sam Perez (Retired), Vice President of Military Customer Affairs – Navy at Rolls-Royce North America. Also nominated to the AWIBC board are the following four members: Paul Roden, Vice President of Washington Operations at Fairbanks Morse; Mark Haller, President of Tri-Tec Manufacturing; Thomas Eccles, Chief Executive Officer of Trident Maritime Systems; and George Kampstra, Vice President of Defense Relations at Rolls-Royce North America.
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments – Amphibious Warship Study
In order to meet the U.S. Navy requirement of 38 total amphibious warships, the future plan is to include 12 amphibious assault ships (LHA/LHD) and 26 amphibious transport docks (LPDs). The Navy’s FY2019 30-year Shipbuilding Plan does not reach this requirement until FY2033, when the Navy will briefly achieve 12 amphibious assault ships.
Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition Fact Sheet
From major combat operations to providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, these ships are always in the middle of the action. Designed and built for capability and survivability, U.S. Navy amphibious warships are often called the “Swiss Army Knife of the Fleet.” These ships embark and deploy U.S. Marines as well as their combat vehicles, amphibious landing craft, assault vehicles, and aircraft, including the AH-1Z Viper, the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, the AV-8B Harrier II, and the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter.
