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Pretty cool.

If they get the army contract, they may get a chance at at the US Navy/Marines LCU renewal too

CNIM is teaming with Fincantieri Marine Group to propose its L-CAT® landing craft to the US Military

During the Navy League's Sea Air Space 2015 exposition currently taking place near Washington DC in the United States, Navy Recognition learned that French company CNIM is in the final stages of development for a partnership with domestic company Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) to propose a variant of the proven L-CAT® Landing Catamaran sea to shore connector to the US Military.

CNIM and FMG will answer the US Army request for proposal (RFP) for the Maneuver Support Vessel Light, MSV(L), program intended to replace the LCM-8 "Mike" landing craft. As part of their agreement, FMG will act as prime contractor and CNIM will be the design agent and provider of some specific equipment.

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The craft proposed to the US Army will be an enhanced and simplified variant of the L-CAT® already in service within the French Navy. In US Army service the L-CAT® derivative would be used for shore to shore and intra-island operations.

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My Sea Air Space coverage by the way

Ospreys Replace Last Marine Squadron of Sea Knight 'Phrogs'


Last active CH-46 USMC sqn, remains one depends 4th MAW the reserve MAW would get MV-22 for 2016, 4th MAW have yet a MV-22 sqn.

General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) at the Navy League’s 2015 Sea-Air-Space Exposition is showcasing for the first time a detailed Ohio Replacement scale model.

Jeff Head said:

They have well over 20 vessels now, and are adding to them.

This is mostly political and financial wrangling.

The fact is, with well over 20 ships, and going beyond 30, they have enough ships to counter rogue state issues.

Japan already has the capability and can also use its AEGIS ships. Korea either has it or will get it. I bet Australia will want some ability. They have talked about BMD capability for the UKs Daring vessels.

The ship borne AEGIS BMD capability was never meant to be a complete shield against large BMD attacks. It was meant to handle one or two missile shots from rogue states.

Now, with the potential for enhancing US Navy SCG and ARG groups in case of anti-ship ballistic missiles, having one for each of those groups venturing into known threat areas may be necessary.

But with 30 and more, I believe they could cover both that group protection and the potential for rogue states.

In addition, the type of installations being made with ground based AEGIS can also help with the rogue nation issue without the need for every AEGIS ship to be so equipped.

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Jeff, I'm not sure I got your post (and the topic interests me so let me ask you if your response to the question asked by Admiral Greenert (which I quoted in the https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/us-military-news-thread.t1547/page-389#post-336207)

what is the end state?

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would have been: thirty? (BMD capable ships)

Jura said:

Jeff, I'm not sure I got your post (and the topic interests me so let me ask you if your response to the question asked by Admiral Greenert (which I quoted in the https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/us-military-news-thread.t1547/page-389#post-336207)

would have been: thirty? (BMD capable ships)

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Jura, when you take into consideration both the Ticonderoga AEGIS cruisers and the Arlelgh Burke AEGIS destroyers, the number is already over 30.

Here's a brief history of the program to date.

The AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program is the US Navy portion of the overall US military's Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).

The Navy component is based on the Aegis Weapon System, the Standard Missile, on US Navy and joint forces’ Command, Control and Communication systems.

Aegis BMD’s first operational deployment for testing was conducted in late September 2004.

By 2008, the Commanding officer of the Operational Test and Evaluation Force, formally determined and announced that the Aegis BMD 3.6 weapon system and Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) were operational and effective .

In December 2014 (five months ago), there were 33 Aegis BMD combatants (5 cruisers and 28 destroyers) in the U.S. Navy.

Of those 33 ships, 16 are assigned to the Pacific Fleet and 17 to the Atlantic Fleet.

Now, it is true that in response to the increasing demand for Aegis BMD capability the Missile Defense Agency and the US Navy are increasing the number of Aegis BMD capable ships. Those efforts include:

1) Upgrading existing Aegis DDGs to be BMD capabile,
2) Incorporating Aegis BMD into the Aegis Modernization Program,
3) Making AEGIS BMD a part of new construction Burke destroyers

How many will ultimately be equipped? I do not know at this point. Ultimately tere are going to be about 95 Burke destroyers, or more. Currently there are 62 active of which 28 are already BMD capable.

There are going to be ten new build Burke IIA destroyers, followed by at least twelve (and probably as many as 24) Burke II destroyers.

With those three methods outlined above, I expect thte final number will probably be at least sixty.

BTW, the most advanced version of the SM-3, the Block IB missiles were operationally deployed by the Fleet in 2013.

Jura said:

shooting railguns ... next summer:
NAVSEA Details At Sea 2016 Railgun Test on JHSV Trenton

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I am really looking forward to this. It's going to be a very neat thing...and will lead to real game changer technology and systems for the US Navy for anti-missile defense, fire support, and ultimately for surface warfare.

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General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) at the Navy League’s 2015 Sea-Air-Space Exposition is showcasing for the first time a detailed Ohio Replacement scale model.

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Nice...let's get those pics on this thread!

Thanks NavyReco!
That second one shows the models, with a model of the Virginia Class SSN next to the model of the new Ohio Class replacement for comparison.

Two US Nuclear Carriers, the Carl Vinson and the Theodore Roosevelt, exercising together in the US Navy 5th Fleet Area of Operation:


Only one Navy on earth you can go to to get this...two nuclear carrier operating together.

Thanks Gerry (Popeye) for finding these!