Navy Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Navy's new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program envisions procuring a class of 28 to 30 new amphibious ships to support the Marine Corps, particularly in implementing a new Marine Corps operational concept called Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO). The Navy's proposed FY2021 budget requests $30 million in research and development funding for initial industry studies and concept design work on the ship. The Navy envisions procuring the ships on an expedited schedule, with the first LAWs potentially being procured in FY2023 and a total of 28 notionally being procured by FY2026.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 24, 2020
Accession Number
AD1110307

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Boats
  • Congress
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Landing Craft
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Architecture
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.