Navy tests MPF(F) at-sea cargo transferring ideas

The U.S. Navy on Oct. 13 finished at-sea experiments off the coast of Norfolk, Va., for the Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future) (MPF(F)) program. The demonstrations used a heavy lift, or float-on/float-off, ship and a Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ship to simulate the future...

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