Tag: amphibious
US Navy to equip Amphibious Ships with Containerized Weapon System
Power projection capability is one of the most important pillars of US naval power. However, the increased firepower of surface ships made...
HII launched Future USS Fort Lauderdale Amphibious Transport Dock Ship
The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was successfully launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi...
Baltic Protector Task Group Conducted Amphibious Exercise on Estonia Coast
The UK-Led task group, Baltic Protector, carried out amphibious landing exercise at Estonia coast on 4th July. The exercise came as part...
USS Essex visits Thailand
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Phuket for a...
China-made large amphibious aircraft completes first water takeoff
China's independently-developed large amphibious aircraft AG600 completed its first water takeoff and landing in the city of Jingmen in the central province of Hubei...
South Korean Navy will make a port call to Sasebo Japan
Three South Korean naval ships carrying hundreds of military cadets will make a port call at Japan's Sasebo naval base early next month, officials...
US-Japan Advance New Amphibious Capability
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) became the first U.S. Navy ship in the 7th Fleet to conduct amphibious operations with...
USMC F-35B Conducts First Combat Strike in U.S.CENTCOM AOR
The Marine Corps F-35B, Lightning II, conducted its first combat strike in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Freedom’s...
Iwo Jima Completes Six Month Deployment
Nearly 1,200 Sailors aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returned to their homeport of Mayport, Fla., Aug. 9, following...
Southern Seas 2018 Deployment Begins
The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) with Destroyer Squadron Four Zero (DESRON 40) has deployed to the waters...
USS Mount Whitney ?? enters BlackSea for Exercise Sea Breeze.
The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) entered the Black Sea July 7, 2018, to conduct maritime security operations...
The Chinese navy plans to equip an electromagnetic railgun onto a...
The Chinese navy plans to equip an electromagnetic railgun onto a second type of surface warfare vessel, before the United States Navy puts such...
Russia developing new amphibious assault ship with 8,000-tonne displacement
The Severnoye Design Bureau is working on the project of a principally new amphibious assault ship for the Russian Navy, Russian TASS repotted on...
Korea’s Navy to receive new landing ship
Korea's Navy will take over a new 4,500-ton landing ship featuring speedier and larger-load operations on Monday, the state arms agency said.
The Defense Acquisition...
The U.S. Navy will test a new laser weapon
The U.S. Navy will test a new laser weapon aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious ship Portland as early as this fall.
The integration of a...
U.S.Navy Seeks Better Sleep For Crews With New Rest Guidelines, Special...
The U.S.Navy established new rest guidelines for surface ship crews and is exploring whether specially tinted eyewear can help sailors fall asleep faster during...
U.S., French forces fortify longstanding partnership during Alligator Dagger
The French navy Mistral-class amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014), with embarked U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Naval...
Russian Navy Ka-29 Helicopter Tested Aboard Project 11711 Landing Ship
The Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship (LST landing ship tank) Ivan Gren built by the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad in west Russia continues...
USS San Diego Arrives In Souda Bay, Greece
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece,...
BAE Systems has been awarded a modified contract to complete the...
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc. has been awarded a modified contract to complete the fitting out availability process for the USS Portland...
France’s CATG Departs Port for a Bilateral Deployment
France’s amphibious task group (CATG), comprised of the French Navy Mistral-class amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre and the Horizon-class air defense destroyer Chevalier Paul,...
