Chinese Flying Wing Drones Launch Swarming Decoys At Enemy Warships In Industry Video
A video presentation from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China points to new swarming drone and electronic warfare ambitions.
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Fire Ravaged USS Bonhomme Richard Starts Its Death March To The Scrapper
Gutted by a fire last summer, the amphibious assault ship has been decommissioned and is making the long trip to the scrapyard.
Navy Investigation Into USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Now Has An Arson Suspect: Report
The fire burned for days and likely destroyed a ship worth billions of dollars. Now a sailor is being investigated for starting the blaze on purpose.
Fire Breaks Out On China’s Massive New Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship
The blaze struck while the ship was tied up to the pier at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai.
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.
China Just Launched Its Huge And Incredibly Quickly Built Amphibious Assault Ship
Some five months after the first pictures emerged of its keel under construction, China has launched its first Type 075 landing helicopter dock amphibious assault ship, or LHD, at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai. The speed with which the Chinese have been able to proceed with the construction is as impressive as the ship’s size, which will significantly increase the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s amphibious warfare capabilities, and the China State Shipbuilding Corporation is already building a second example.
China’s New Amphibious Assault Ship Is A Monster
The vessels will give China a high-end amphibious assault capability that can be used both regionally and far from home.
Navy Presents Revealing F-35 Helmet Display Videos And Flight Test Dangers
Seminar by F-35 testers details tense nighttime carrier vertical landing that almost went wrong and the breaking off of a F-35B’s refueling probe tip during tanker trials.