The U.S. Navy's newest Wasp Class multipurpose amphibious assault ship was commissioned USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during ceremonies October 16, 1993 at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in ...

The UK government is looking to sell the recently axed Albion-class amphibious assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark in an ‘as is’ state in a direct government-to-government deal ...

The electromagnetic catapult will enable the Type 076 class vessel to operate with larger, heavier aircraft. By comparison, the United States Navy’s amphibious assault ships operate with short ...

Summary: France’s Mistral-class amphibious assault ships, commissioned between 2006-2012, embody formidable naval power, capable of carrying 16 heavy helicopters and a mechanized regiment.

Amphibious Assault Ships contain a well deck to support use of Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) and other watercraft (with exception of the first two LHA(R) class ships, LHA 6 and LHA 7 ...

The launch of the first Type 076-class amphibious assault ship was a normal arrangement in the hardware development agenda of the People's Liberation Army Navy and was not intended to threaten any ...

On January 29, the U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls (HII) announced the start of construction for the 16th San Antonio-class Amphibious Assault Ship for the U.S. Navy, which will bear the name USS ...

The MAH will eventually join the MUH-1 on the flightdecks of South Korea’s two Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships, ROKS Dokdo and ROKS Marado. DAPA has said that basing the MAH on the MUH-1 ...

In a blast of colorful pyrotechnics on December 27, a shipyard in Shanghai launched CNS Sichuan, the first vessel in a new class of assault ship for the Chinese ... And Sichuan is an amphibious ship, ...