USMC Taps Birdon Group to Develop Heavy Landing Craft
The US Marine Corps has selected Birdon’s advanced Heavy Landing Craft – H260 design to be part of a test and evaluation exercise focused on the missions it envisions Marines executing in the future.
New in 2024: Testing to decide future of new Marine landing ship
Dec 31, 2023 · Marines plan to test a new ship this spring that they see as the answer to fighting in littorals with new formations. The landing ship medium, formerly known as the light amphibious...
Marine Corps Begins Water Testing for Future Landing Ship Concept
Feb 26, 2024 · HOS Resolution is an experimental stern landing vessel platform that the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab has contracted from Hornbeck Offshore Services via Military Sealift Command on Aug. 9, 2023.
Draft Proposal for ‘Affordable’ Medium Landing Ship Out to …
Oct 16, 2023 · Naval Sea Systems Command has released the draft notice to industry to build a fleet of new landing ships for the Navy and Marine Corps. 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 Marine Corps Has Turned an Offshore Vessel Into a Landing …
Feb 28, 2024 · The Marine Corps has chartered and converted the 20-year-old offshore supply vessel HOS Resolution to try out a rarely-seen concept: stern-first beach landings. The idea has potential...
Birdon Selected By The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory …
Jan 18, 2024 · The US Marine Corps has selected Birdon’s advanced Heavy Landing Craft – H260 design to be part of a test and evaluation exercise focused on the missions it envisions Marines executing in the future.
Marines to Test Prototype Landing Ship to Support New Force …
Feb 27, 2023 · After making a series of modifications to an offshore support vessel, the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is ready to start experimenting with a prototype for a landing ship the Marines say is key to the service’s island-hopping future in the Western Pacific.
US Marine Corps to test Birdon’s heavy landing craft H260 design
Jan 21, 2024 · The US Marine Corps has selected Birdon’s advanced Heavy Landing Craft – H260 design to be part of a test and evaluation exercise focused on the missions it envisions Marines executing in the future.
U.S. Marine Corps Converts OSV Into a Stern Landing Craft Testbed
Feb 27, 2023 · Last year, Military Sealift Command contracted with Hornbeck to transform the commercial OSV HOS Resolution into a "Stern Landing Vessel" for USMC conceptual testing. HOS Resolution began life as...
Birdon's H260 Heavy Landing Craft Selected for U.S. Marine …
Jan 19, 2024 · Australian maritime engineering firm Birdon has been selected by the U.S. Marine Corps (U.S.M.C.) for a "test and evaluation" of its H260 Heavy Landing Craft, a vessel that exhibits similarities with the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) project.