The ships also have two aircraft elevators ... capabilities even further, the US Navy used the Tripoli to test the "lightning carrier" concept, tasking the amphibious assault ship to function ...

or conventional landing craft and amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) augmented by helicopters or vertical take-off and landing aircraft (MV 22)," according to the US Navy. The US Navy also ...

"As the US Navy comes to better understand ... than those used to launch and recover today's aircraft. Put another way, some existing amphibious ships could serve as all-UAV carriers when they ...

USS America (LHA-6) and forward deployed 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wrapped up their winter patrol on Mar. 6. The ...

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft executes a vertical landing on ... in the eastern Pacific Ocean. US Navy Photo Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according ...

addressed the widespread challenges facing the US Navy's top warship programs. HII builds Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, amphibious warships, and Ford-class aircraft carriers, among other vessels.

A shortage of amphibious ... the United States find itself in a future conflict with China. “The whole point of having the ARG/MEU out is to prevent conflict,” he said. Kilby says the Navy ...

F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft ... Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S ...