Russia’s Shelling Of Ukraine’s Western Port City Of Odesa Ramps Up
Russian naval activity has been steadily increasing near the strategic Black Sea port city of Odesa.
Tag: amphibious operations
Odesa’s Maze-Like Catacombs Could Be Bad News For Russian Invaders
Odesa’s catacombs could prove vexing for Russian invaders just as they have for other enemies in conflicts past.
It Looks Like Russia Wants To All But Wall Off Ukraine’s Coastlines Next Week
The timing of Russian drills that could restrict access to much of the northern Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is concerning.
The Marines’ Amphibious Assault Vehicles Just Got Banned From Going In The Water Indefinitely
The Corps has also yanked its aging tracked amphibious vehicles from any future scheduled deployments, leaving a big capability gap.
Navy Wants To Buy 30 New Light Amphibious Warships To Support Radical Shift In Marine Ops
Fleets of small, low-cost amphibious warships are absolutely critical to how the Marine Corps’ plans to fight in the coming years.
U.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian Gulf
The training exercises come amid a new spike in hostility with Iran, which uses its own nearby islands to stage naval operations.
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.
Jetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water Tests
In what looked like a scene straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, the Royal Navy recently teamed up with Gravity Industries’ founder Richard Browning to help his test his Daedalus jetpack over open water for the first time. The U.K. Ministry of Defense has been working with Browning and Gravity Industries for more than a year now amid something of a broader revival of interest among major military forces, including the U.S. special operations forces community, in jetpacks and similar personal flying systems.
U.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing Craft For The First Time In Decades
The combination offers flexible fire support for amphibious and other littoral operations, which could be valuable for future missions in the Pacific.
Royal Navy Wants Amphibious Ships That Looks Just Like Secretive U.S. Spec Ops Mothership
The United Kingdom says new forward-deployed task forces will use to ships to ‘make Global Britain a reality.’