One of the US Navy’s largest amphibious assault ships has been spotted off the coast of Queensland during what is likely its ...

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

Russia has begun building a fifth large amphibious assault ship of the Ivan Gren-class (Project 11711), according to defense ...

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 ...

As of September 2024, ships in the Navy’s amphibious warfare fleet include two (LHA) amphibious assault ships, seven ... (LPD) amphibious transport dock ships and 10 (LSD) dock landing ships. ...

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 ...

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.