Amphibious assault ships and helicopter carriers allow smaller navies to flex muscles ... Italy, India, Russia, and China — operate flattops capable of launching and landing fixed-wing ...

The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, ...

The Sichuan, the first Yulan-class landing helicopter assault (LHA) ship, has a massive flight deck as large as three football fields. Once completed, it will be the largest vessel of its kind.

The Chinese defense industrial base continues to churn out ever larger and more capable warships at a stunning pace. New satellite imagery of China’s sprawling Changxing Island Shipbuilding Base shows ...

After a series of delays, the landing ship medium program is on track to go under contract in 2025. Marines and sailors will run through a series of tests throughout 2024 as the Corps narrows what ...

Amphibious assault ships are meant to be used with ground troops in amphibious combat. They do this by loading, moving, and landing members of Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) onto a hostile shore.

The amphibious assault ships, whether Tarawa, Wasp, or America-class, look like smaller aircraft carriers with flight decks where Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft can land and depart from ...