Navy Looking At America And Ford Class Derivatives In New Light Aircraft Carrier Studies
Greater emphasis on unmanned aircraft, including ones that take off and land vertically, could also impact light aircraft carrier proposals.
Tag: America Class
Behold USS America Sailing With A Whopping 13 F-35Bs Embarked Aboard
The Marines are inching closer and closer to executing their “Lightning Carrier” concept that would see amphibious assault ships bristle with F-35Bs.
Delivery Of Newest America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed Over Technical Issues
Huntington Ingalls Industries had revealed that it will deliver the next America class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli, to the U.S. Navy later than expected, with the commissioning date potentially getting pushed back into 2020. The shipbuilder cited unspecified technical difficulties as the reason for the delays.
The Next America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Will Almost Be In a Class of its Own
USS Bougainville (LHA-8) will be built with a well-deck unlike her two sister ships, but that’s just one of its unique features.
Senators Are Finally Funding A Design Study For A New Light Aircraft Carrier
Could this be the beginning of the end for the Navy’s decades old all nuclear supercarrier procurement strategy?
Here’s the USMC’s Plan for ‘Lightning Carriers’ Brimming With F-35Bs
The USMC wants to be able to deploy between 16-20 F-35Bs to its amphibious assault ships, turning them into so called “Lightning Carriers.” The new America class (LHA-6) flattops, which do not have a well deck and are more focused on aviation capabilities, could field nearly two dozen of the 5th generation jump jets under the concept.