The Navy Practiced Battle Damage Repairs On The Burnt-Out USS Bonhomme Richard
These kinds of skills are increasingly seen as vital for the Navy to survive a future large-scale maritime conflict.
Tag: Amphibious Assault Ships
Navy Formally Accuses Sailor Of Starting The Fire That Destroyed The USS Bonhomme Richard
The Navy has confirmed it believes the fire, which lasted for four days and burned so hot it warped the ship’s flight deck, was deliberately set.
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.
Navy Will Spend Around $30 Million To Scrap Fire-Damaged USS Bonhomme Richard
Other options, such as turning it into a hospital ship or a submarine tender, were also considered, but none made sense financially.
The Pentagon’s Highly Questionable Proposals For A Navy With Over 500 Ships
Real-world factors are driving proposals for a huge expansion of the Navy’s fleet, but major hurdles make these potential initiatives seem more like fantasy than anything else.
Japanese Shipbuilder Pitches Amphibious Assault Ship For Country’s Growing Marine Forces
A Japanese shipbuilder has unveiled a design for a future landing helicopter dock amphibious assault ship, or LHD, that it plans to pitch to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, or JMSDF. Though the Japanese government has not publicly expressed an interest in such a vessel, this pitch comes as the country is working to expand its maritime and amphibious capabilities, with particularly notable plans to modify its Izumo class “helicopter destroyers” to support robust naval aviation operations that will include detachments of F-35B Joint Strike Fighters.
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.
South Korea Kicks Off Development Of A New Amphibious Ship Designed To Carry F-35Bs
South Korea is in the early stages of developing a new, larger amphibious assault ship that could support short-takeoff and vertical-landing combat aircraft and plan to launch the ship toward the latter end of the next decade. For more than a year, the South Koreans have been considering a purchase of up to 20 F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, which would likely form the core of the air wing onboard this future vessel.
Brazil Is Reportedly Buying the Royal Navy’s Only Helicopter Carrier On the Cheap
Strapped for funds, the UK will let the ship go for less than a third of its original cost despite an extensive refit.
Russia Says It’s Going To Build This New Amphibious Assault Ship
Given other delays, there’s no indication that the country’s economy or shipyards will be able to support this latest ambitious project.