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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. writes Mitreâs 15-year shipbuilding plan for the Navy would cancel the Littoral Combat Ship program and replace it with new classes of ships such as frigates and magazine ships.
Mitreâs study suggests a âhigh-low mixâ of a small number of high-end combat vessels and a large number of low-end warships such as magazine ships – MG(X) – and diesel-powered attack submarines.
The nonprofit organization recommended that the service branch continue to build nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines at a rate of two vessels per year and replace the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock vessels with either three modified Watson-class cargo ships or six Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ships.
Mitre also called for the Navy to prioritize the deployment of the Hyper-Velocity Projectile for use with electromagnetic railguns aboard destroyers and cruisers, the report added.