The French Navy’s Jeanne D’Arc training and operational mission deployment began Monday as the task group, comprising of amphibious assault ship FS Mistral (L9013) and frigate FS Surcouf (F711 ...

The Katran was originally designed for use with the French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships; however, France cancelled its sale of the Mistrals to Russia after the latter country’s ...

Silver Ships, Mobile, Ala., has completed testing and delivery of an assault amphibian safety boat (AASB) for the U.S. Marine ...

The AASB is used for the U.S. Marine Corps amphibious training with Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) and the follow-on ...

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 amphibious assault ship will take over for sister ship USS America (LHA-6), lead vessel of the class of warships that can operate in a role similar to traditional carriers. LHA-6 departed ...

Wall St. Insights Rising geopolitical tensions in recent years have caused military spending and weapons exports to skyrocket ...

A shortage of amphibious ... ships made for the Marine Corps’ rapid reaction forces, known as Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), to get equipment and troops from sea to shore during an assault.

most notably with the Type 075 and Type 076 amphibious assault ships. At least three Type 075s – the Hainan (commissioned April 2021), the Guangxi (commissioned December 2021), and the Anhui ...

Officials tell VOA the shortage of amphibious warfare ships has reached a breaking point. While the ships make up just 10% of the fleet, they are the go-to alternative to aircraft carriers when ...