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Shadowy special ops sea bases are a ‘gap we know we have and we’re working on,’ Navy secretary says
While the U.S. Navy is certainly doing its part in building up the fleet, its focus on peer-level adversaries like Russia and China is at contention with its responsibility to provide off-shore staging areas for special operations forces.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Navy’s next amphibious warship to get laser weapon
Depending on the performance of the laser system, it could be onboard indefinitely, according to the program manager for LPD-17 and LX(R).
By Valerie Insinna