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Congressional Research Service: 'Navy LPD-17 Flight II & LHA Amphibious Ship Programs - Background & Issues for Congress'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43543) on Sept. 25, 2024, entitled "Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The Navy is procuring two types of larger amphibious ships: LHA-type "big-deck" amphibious assault ships and LPD-17 Flight II class amphibious ships. Both types are built by Huntington Ing  more