The Navy’s second highest officer this week told senators that amid a goal of 80 percent combat surge readiness (CSR), amphibious ships stand at only 45 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The United States Department of Defense announced in January that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter sits with its rotors folded on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo ...

When people think of the United States Navy, they think of battleships or carriers, but there are smaller and still important ...

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), conduct well-deck operations ...

The end of the tunnel is now in sight for the amphibious assault ships to transition to F-35B operations as the final AV-8B ...

(Washington DC) The People's Liberation Army Navy has launched its fourth Type 075 Amphibious Assault ship, a group of helicopter launching maritime attack platforms likely intended to rival the US ...

Key Points and Summary: The America-class Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) ships are transforming the U.S. Marine Corps from a ground-heavy force into a lethal, sea-based strike arm for the ...

BANGKOK — China began sea trials of its most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday, only a week after commissioning its latest aircraft carrier as part of the rapid modernization of its navy, ...

An aviation boatswain’s mate directs a AH-1Z Cobra helicopter as it lands on the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans’ flight deck in the South China Sea in 2022. (MC1 ...