Littoral Strike Ships and expanding requirements

Is the Royal Navy building LCS-type ships?

The concept discussed is the Littoral Strike Ship, or LSS, initially intended for special operations and about a company of Marines.

The Royal Navy concept under consideration in 2021 is a Littoral Strike Ship, abbreviated LSS. Its initial role is a special-operations platform able to carry roughly a company of Marines. Proposals for more troops raise further questions about helicopter or fixed-wing support and the weight of vehicles to be carried. The concept described lacks the ability to land vehicles, a limitation judged particularly awkward for smaller forces needing vehicles of their own. Its eventual form therefore remains uncertain.