Littoral strike ships and a renewed amphibious role

Could Pacific conditions drive another expansion of naval and marine forces?

Possibly: escort growth may come first, while developing littoral-strike concepts could later support a larger amphibious and marine role.

Maritime force growth was expected to begin with escorts, with a possible later expansion of marine forces. British littoral-strike concepts resembled combined amphibious-support ships and were developing toward a role comparable to Australia's Canberra-class LHDs. The answer is deliberately provisional because the terms and final designs were still evolving.