Dec. 23 (UPI) --The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships, which are deemed crucial in quickly projecting U.S. power around the world, is in dire shape, according to a scathing ...

Key Points and Summary: The America-class Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) ships are transforming the U.S. Marine Corps from a ground-heavy force into a lethal, sea-based strike arm for the ...

One of the Navy's amphibious warships suffered a major mechanical failure earlier this week that forced it to return to port -- at least the third such incident this year. Lt. Cmdr. David Carter, a ...

WASHINGTON — The next America-class amphibious assault ship will be named after the Helmand province campaign during America’s 20-year conflict in Afghanistan, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced ...

The amphibious transport dock Somerset, front, sails with India's INS Kesari, back left, and INS Airavat in the Indian Ocean during the exercise Tiger Triumph on March 26, 2024. (Cpl. Aidan Hekker/U.S ...

Half of the amphibious warships the Navy uses to transport and land Marines — including many based in San Diego — are in poor condition, hurting the service’s ability to deploy infantry, the U.S.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fire M240B machine ...

A Navy deal to pay nearly $10 billion to build three new warships will help strengthen the shipbuilding industry and efforts to satisfy a congressional demand to have 31 operational amphibious ships, ...

Marines expected to counter Chinese military operations in the Indo-Pacific region must shuttle troops from island to island across a vast maritime expanse while bottling up Beijing’s navy. Gen. David ...

The Marine Corps pulled the amphibious combat vehicle from most operations in the surf following nonfatal mishaps in 2022. (Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps will deploy its new ...

(Washington DC) The People's Liberation Army Navy has launched its fourth Type 075 Amphibious Assault ship, a group of helicopter launching maritime attack platforms likely intended to rival the US ...

The new United States Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is now operational and preparing to deploy from U.S. Navy big-deck amphibious warships from miles off-shore into hostile territory.