Directly--"... from the sea"

Article Abstract:

Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) ships of the future are envisioned to rely less on ports and airfields, which are easy targets for enemy forces. Upcoming MPF ships will be well-stocked, with the capacity for indefinite sustainment for the Marines, and will be resupplied at sea by merchant ships. Although MPF ships can perform independent missions, they are projected to complement the Navy's amphibious ships as they lack the state-of-the-art self-defense and command-and-control attributes of amphibious ships.

Product information, Ship Building and Repairing, Military Ships, Naval vessels, Shipbuilding industry

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First AAV hull prototype rolls out at Oak Ridge

Article Abstract:

General Dynamics Corp has delivered the first of three prototypes of the Advanced Amphibous Assault Vehicle (AAAV) to the US Marine Corps. The 70,000 pound vehicle is capable of carrying 21 Marines at sea with speeds exceeding 25 knots and 45 miles per hour on land. The AAAV is also capable of withstanding gunfire, chemical and biological attacks. The company has built the vehicle at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology in Tennessee.

Contracts & orders received, Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing, Amphibious Vehicles, Tracked, Tracked military vehicles, Amphibious military vehicles, General Dynamics Corp.

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