Adjective littoral warfare includes amphibious landings

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

The Chinese Navy possesses some 335 surface ships, though many are littoral, compared to America’s 295. Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, "Esper casts wide net in Pacific effort to build partners, contain China," 27 Aug. 2020

Recent attacks have targeted native forces and U.N. peacekeepers and have reached Africa's littoral states. Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, "Despite uncertain future, U.S. Africa Command boosts Sahel counterterrorism force," 20 Aug. 2020

Today, the name Indianapolis lives on in the littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS-17). Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "75 Years After Sinking, USS Indianapolis Crew Gets Congressional Gold Medal," 3 Aug. 2020

For decades, China and other littoral countries, including Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, have competed and clashed over its atolls, shoals, reefs and sandbars. The Economist, "Identify yourself China’s next move in the South China Sea," 18 June 2020

The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords on Tuesday sailed close to a drillship named West Capella, contracted by Malaysia’s national oil company, after two other U.S. naval vessels patrolled there last week. Niharika Mandhana, WSJ, "U.S. Warships Support Malaysia Against China Pressure in South China Sea," 13 May 2020

Included in the new force package to double counternarcotics operations in the region were Navy destroyers and littoral combat ships, Coast Guard cutters, P-8 patrol aircraft, and parts of an Army Security Force Assistance Brigade. Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, "Coronavirus is rationale for more assets to military's drug-battling efforts in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific," 7 Apr. 2020

Lockheed Martin has just delivered to the Navy the future USS St. Louis, bringing the number of ships in the littoral fleet to 19, 10 Freedom variants and nine Independence variants. Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner, "Requiem for a deadweight: The sad saga of the ‘crappiest’ ship in the Navy," 20 Feb. 2020

The littoral class was designed and built by the Lockheed Martin for near-shore operations, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare missions. Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "Navy to commission USS Indianapolis combat ship this fall," 19 July 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Thanksgiving along the Potomac littoral seemed a little emptier this year without Rob Odle, who died on October 2 after a tough fight with cancer. George Weigel, National Review, "Remembering Rob Odle," 2 Dec. 2019

Like many Freedom-class littoral combat ships, Billings visited several cities and towns in the Great Lakes region before departing for the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence Seaway. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "One of the Navy's New Warships Just Crashed in Canada," 26 June 2019

The Freedom-class littoral combat ships use two Colt Pielstick engines for everyday propulsion, but also run a pair of Rolls-Royce MT 30 gas turbines for high speed sprinting. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Two Years After Breakdown, This Littoral Combat Ship is Back in the Fleet," 18 Dec. 2018

The USS Jackson, a littoral, or shallow-water, combat ship, traveled from Astoria to Portland on Thursday, arriving in downtown Portland for Fleet Week. Beth Nakamura, OregonLive.com, "Combat ship USS Jackson arrives in Portland for Fleet Week," 8 June 2017

Specifically, at a time when military strategists assessed that the greatest threats to Chinese security were coming from the sea off China’s littorals, the PLA was still dominated institutionally and doctrinally by the ground forces. Bloomberg.com, "Xi Revamping China's Military to Win Wars, Finkelstein Says: Q&A," 18 May 2017

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