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USS Boxer at sea. (U.S. Nav)

The Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Posted on Dec 4, 2024
The Qatari landing ship dock Al Fulk.

Qatar’s Strange New Warship Combines Air Defense Frigate And Amphibious Assault Ship Roles

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Posted on Dec 3, 2024
The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) Gray Eagle STOL drone has undertaken its first experimental operations from a warship, taking off from the deck of the South Korean amphibious assault ship Dokdo. Gray Eagle STOL — which we have discussed in depth in the past — incorporates technology first demonstrated on the company’s Mojave, which was specifically developed with the ability to perform short takeoffs and landings, including from rough fields, with minimal support. The latest development adds to the aviation-capable warships that the wider family of Q-1 lineage drones have now operated from.

Gray Eagle STOL Drone Flies From South Korean Amphibious Assault Ship

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 13, 2024
An example of an entirely new class of Chinese vessel with a large open flight deck has emerged at a shipyard in the southeastern end of the country.

New Chinese Mystery Flattop Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 29, 2024
Recent photos of the first of the Type 076 landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships — known in the West as the Yulan class — under construction at the yard on Changxing Island in Shanghai reveal first one island superstructure added to the deck, followed by another, installed as of late last month.

China’s Monster Amphibious Assault Ship Has Twin Island Superstructures Optimized For Aviation Ops

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 7, 2024
Laser Weapon on type 071.

Laser Weapon Appears On Chinese Amphibious Assault Ship

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 19, 2024
Type 074 sunk by wake homing torpedo by the Chinese Navy.

Chinese Submarine’s Torpedo Destroys Amphibious Landing Ship During Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 17, 2024
The former US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa is set to be sunk as part of this year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, which is the first time in more than a decade a ship this big will be used as a target.

Flattop Amphibious Assault Ship Looks Set To Be Pummeled With Weapons In RIMPAC Wargames

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 10, 2024
China's first example of a new class of big deck amphibious assault ship, which may also be able to act as drone-focused light aircraft carrier, is continuing to take shape, and that shape is big.

China’s Type 076 Is Shaping Up To Be A Monster Amphibious Warship

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 29, 2024
The United Kingdom has announced plans to build up to six new Multi Role Support Ships (MRSS), a new class of amphibious warfare vessels that will join an ambitious shipbuilding program that now includes a total of 28 warships and submarines. The new MRSS vessels will also accommodate drones, a growing area of interest for the U.K. Royal Navy.

Royal Navy To Get Up To Six New Amphibious Warships

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 14, 2024
LHA-9

Navy Names Next Amphibious Assault Ship USS Helmand Province

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 2, 2024
An extraordinary video has emerged showing some of the last moments aboard the Russian Black Sea Fleet landing ship Cesar Kunikov (also written as Tsezar Kunikov) as it was attacked by Ukrainian naval drones last month.

Russian Ship Under Drone Boat Attack Seen In Dramatic Onboard Video

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 6, 2024
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the units of the Defense Intelligence, destroyed the Caesar Kunikov large landing ship.

Ukrainian Drone Boats Sink Another Russian Navy Landing Ship

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 14, 2024
The future USS USS Richard M. McCool Jr. is the first San Antonio class amphibious warfare ship to receive a major radar upgrade.

San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 6, 2024
New satellite imagery offers a clearer look at the full aftermath of a Ukrainian missile strike on the port of Feodosia in Crimea.

Full Devastation From Cruise Missile Attack On Russian Ship Comes Into View

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 27, 2023
Explosion landing ship

Russian Warship Explodes In Massive Fireball After Cruise Missile Strike (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Dec 26, 2023