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Navy/USMC

Navy Expects To Issue LAW Solicitation This Month

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020

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Navy Expects To Issue LAW Solicitation This Month

Australia’s Sea Transport Solutions’ stern landing vessel design concept. (Image: Sea Transport Solutions)

The Navy intends to issue a solicitation for concept studies and preliminary design for the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) before the end of the year, the service said in a contracting notice Dec. 4. According to the notice, the service intends for the LAW to be a “long-range, beachable, medium-sized ship that will bridge the gap in expeditionary operations within a contested environment.” “LAW will be a new ship designed to support the employment of the Maritime Littoral Regiment (MLR)…

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