Landing Ship Medium Archives - Defense Daily https://www.defensedaily.com/tag/landing-ship-medium/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:52:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-dd-icon-150x150.png Landing Ship Medium Archives - Defense Daily https://www.defensedaily.com/tag/landing-ship-medium/ 32 32 “We Can Do A Lot:” Fincantieri Sees LSMs As Way Back To Serial Production, Could Start Production This Year https://www.defensedaily.com/we-can-do-a-lot-fincantieri-sees-lsms-as-way-back-to-serial-production-could-start-production-this-year/navy-usmc/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:07:40 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1254031 Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisc. (Photo: Fincantieri)

]]> Navy Starts LSM Process With RFP For Vessel Construction Manager https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-starts-lsm-process-with-rfp-for-vessel-construction-manager/navy-usmc/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:35:59 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1248529 Representations of the Navy and Marine Corps' future Landing Ship Medium, derived from Damen Naval's LST-100 design landing ship transport design. (Image: U.S. Navy)

]]> Marine Corps Pushing For Full 35-Ship LSM Fleet, Next Budget To Fund Up To 23 Ships https://www.defensedaily.com/marine-corps-pushing-for-full-35-ship-lsm-fleet-next-budget-to-fund-up-to-23-ships/navy-usmc/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:46:49 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1247696 Graphic model of the Damen Naval LST-100 landing ship transport 4,000 ton ship the Navy picked to become the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) Block One. (Image: Damen)

]]> Lawmakers Boost LSM Spending, Confirm Fincantieri As Shipbuilder But Warn On Cost Growth https://www.defensedaily.com/lawmakers-boost-lsm-spending-confirm-fincantieri-as-shipbuilder-but-warn-on-cost-growth/navy-usmc/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:36:41 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1244111 Graphic model of the Damen Naval LST-100 landing ship transport 4,000 ton ship the Navy picked to become the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) Block One. (Image: Damen)

]]> Navy Expects First LSM Hull Ready By 2029 https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-expects-first-lsm-hull-ready-by-2029/navy-usmc/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:11:07 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1238074 Graphic model of the Damen Naval LST-100 landing ship transport 4,000 ton ship the Navy picked to become the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) Block One. (Image: Damen)

]]> Bollinger Wins First Contract For First Landing Ship Medium https://www.defensedaily.com/bollinger-wins-first-contract-for-first-landing-ship-medium/navy-usmc/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:49:05 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1225592 U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis en route to the Eastern Mediterranean on March 9, 2024.

]]> Navy Steps Closer To LSM Block I As It Procures Bollinger And Damen Data Rights https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-steps-closer-to-lsm-block-i-as-it-procures-bollinger-and-damen-data-rights/navy-usmc/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:12:38 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1219230 U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis en route to the Eastern Mediterranean on March 9, 2024.

]]> Authorizers Support New LSM Plan, Impose Vessel Construction Manager Strategy https://www.defensedaily.com/authorizers-support-new-lsm-plan-impose-vessel-construction-manager-strategy/navy-usmc/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:33:52 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1213458 The previous concept design for the Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM), featured in an April Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report. (Image: CBO)

]]> Marine Corps Confirms Testing With Army Vessel That Will Be Basis Of New First Draft Of LSM https://www.defensedaily.com/marine-corps-confirms-testing-with-army-vessel-that-will-be-basis-of-new-first-draft-of-lsm/uncategorized/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:26:23 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1211298 U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis en route to the Eastern Mediterranean on March 9, 2024.

]]> Marine Corps Outlines LSM Future: First Within Five Years, Sharing Second Test Ship With Australia, Hybrid Crewing T-EPFs https://www.defensedaily.com/marine-corps-outlines-lsm-future-first-within-five-years-sharing-second-test-ship-with-australia-hybrid-crewing-t-epfs/navy-usmc/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:48:02 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1207525 The previous concept design for the Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM), featured in an April Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report. (Image: CBO)

]]> Marine Corps Outlines Next Steps For New Autonomous Resupply Vessel And Landing Ship Medium Experimentation https://www.defensedaily.com/marine-corps-outlines-next-steps-for-new-autonomous-resupply-vessel-and-landing-ship-medium-experimentation/navy-usmc/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:54:28 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1185198 An Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel (ALPV) sails on the Del Mar Boat Basin to test its capability to provide sustainment to Stand-in Forces operating within contested areas as part of Project Convergence Capstone 4 on Feb. 25, 2024 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory by Kevin Ray Salvador)

]]> Commandant Guidance Pushes For New Tech On Amphibs https://www.defensedaily.com/commandant-guidance-pushes-for-new-tech-on-amphibs/navy-usmc/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:05:21 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1184770 Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, addresses attendees during a change of command ceremony for Training and Education Command at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. on August 9, 2024. (Photo: Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller, U.S Marine Corps)

]]>