The Landing Ship Medium (LSM) is billed as the “affordable shore-to-shore USMC maneuver capability,” according to a summary of the program reviewed by USNI News.

The Navy’s Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program, previously called the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program, envisions procuring a class of 18 to 35 new amphibious ships to support the Marine ...

Under the fiscal year 2024 budget, the Navy sought to purchase the first landing ship medium in fiscal year 2025 at a cost of $187.9 million, with a total of at least six LSMs purchased by fiscal ...

The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are nearing agreement on the requirements and cost of the Landing Ship Medium program, formerly called the Light Amphibious Warship, after ...

Given the designation "LSMR" for "Landing Ship Medium – Rocket," their size and cargo space enabled the ships to carry thousands of rockets at a time, and their shallow draft enabled them to ...

The USMC has access to 31 Amphibious Warfare Ships and 35 Medium Landing Ships to accomplish its missions. Amphibious assault ships. Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images.