Polmar’s Navy: Trade LCS & Carriers For Frigates & Amphibs

Polmar’s Navy: Trade LCS & Carriers For Frigates & Amphibs
Polmar’s Navy: Trade LCS & Carriers For Frigates & Amphibs

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter wants to cut the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program to buy more missiles, aircraft, and upgrades to ships. That’s good as far as it goes, eminent naval historian and analyst Norman Polmar told me this morning — “in my opinion the decision should have been five years ago” — but it’s…

Introducing America’s New ‘Expeditionary Fleet’

Introducing America’s New ‘Expeditionary Fleet’
Introducing America’s New ‘Expeditionary Fleet’

What’s in a name? A lot, especially for the military. Over the next decade, the Navy will take delivery of at least 32 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS); 10 Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV); three Mobile Landing Platforms (MLP); several Afloat Forward Staging Bases; and new versions of amphibious assault ships and Ship-to-Shore connector craft. New…