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Rivers: Navy Not Talking About ‘Walking Away’ From LPD Flight II

Monday, February 27th, 2023

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Rivers: Navy Not Talking About ‘Walking Away’ From LPD Flight II

Artist rendering of the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, LPD-30. (Image: HII)

Last week, a Navy official confirmed the service is not talking about walking away from the San Antonio-class Flight II (LPD-17) amphibious transport dock ships amid comments the service will build more LPD-type ships after an assessment is finished. “There's no talk about walking away from the San Antonio Flight II. We are always looking for cost reductions. And so you know, will there be a replacement for it in the future sometime? Yeah. But right now, [the amphibious warfare…

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