The large, unique Type 076 amphibious assault ship, boasting a catapult for launching fixed-wing aircraft, is a major ...

Landing/Attack Craft: 4 LCUs or 2 LCUs and 1 LCAC. Amphibious Assault Ships are the U.S. Navy’s largest of all amphibious warfare ships. They resemble a small aircraft carrier and are capable of ...

Outfitted for her primary mission, USS Kearsarge will carry a mix of assault helicopters, plus six to eight Harrier jets. The ship will be fully capable of maintaining its aircraft and landing ...

Amphibious assault ships, specifically the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) and Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) vessels, are crucial to the Navy's ability to land and support ground forces on ...

The AAVP7A1 is an armored assault amphibious full-tracked landing vehicle. The vehicle carries troops in water operations from ship to shore, through rough water and surf zone. It also carries ...

Last December, China unveiled its own massive assault ship, the Sichuan, which can launch fighter jets or drones. The first Yulan-class landing helicopter assault ship has a flight deck as large ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Albion and Bulwark are the Navy's only amphibious assault ships ... Permanently scrapping the landing ships means we remove that capability entirely. So what impact will this have on the ...

China's dream of regional hegemony "rides and falls on the fate of Taipei," a Hudson Institute analyst told Newsweek.

The Novocherkassk, a large amphibious assault landing ship, suffered damage. - The authorities also said that windows had been shattered in six buildings. Damage to a train station building was ...