With the recent acceptance trials by Mobile Landing Platform (MLP-2) USNS John Glenn, U.S. Navy officials are boasting of MLP capabilities and the need to get the ships into service. The Glenn ...
General Dynamics NASSCO announced it has received a $60m contract from the U.S. Navy to purchase long-lead materials for the construction of a third Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship. NASSCO is ...
The U.S. Navy will propose a 14-ship Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future), or MPF(F), as part of its long-term shipbuilding plans. The proposal includes a new class of 28,423-ton Mobile Landing ...