These ships have been named amphibious assault ships, and they are an essential element of any modern Navy. There are some obvious points of differentiation between the two types of ships ...

LHA 8 will feature a well deck. Modern U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ships project power and maintain presence by serving as the cornerstone of the Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) / Expeditionary ...

The Chinese Type 075 amphibious assault ship can carry landing craft, troops, armored vehicles and helicopters, the Pentagon said.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is now sailing in the Malacca Strait meanwhile, fixed-wing aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air ...

The appointment of Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins, a Royal Marines officer, as head of the Royal Navy is a massive vote of confidence ...

The Marine Corps’ “north star” is getting three amphibious ready ... this is about more than ships,” Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told an audience at the Modern Day Marine conference in ...

With modern anti-ship missiles able to reach hundreds of miles out to sea and ubiquitous surveillance from satellites and drones, just getting to the fight has been seen in recent years as a huge ...