Long deployments are increasingly straining U.S. Navy crews and vessels. The USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) is returning to Norfolk this week, concluding a deployment that began in August 2025. It ...

China’s Hubei, the fourth Type 075 amphibious assault ship operated by the People’s Liberation ...

China has released new footage highlighting tests aboard its Type 076 amphibious assault ship ...

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 ...

In June 2022, shipbuilder HII demonstrated what a mothership role for amphibious shipping might look like. (HII) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s amphibious ships are as much of a Swiss Army knife as the ...

Amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), right, and amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transit the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 12, 2024. (MC2 Sang Kim/US Navy) The U.S. Navy and Marine ...

The Marine Corps wants the Navy to build more amphibious ships to support the Corps’ goal of keeping three amphibious ready groups at sea at all times—but the service still needs to figure out how ...

Analysts say deploying the LY-1-equipped vessel during Scarborough Shoal drill was meant to send a message to Manila and ...

Navy's Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hubei recently completed a full combat qualification assessment in the South China ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The United States and Iran resumed attacks Thursday, threatening ...

The Navy is proposing to drop its amphibious fleet below 31 ships, despite an agreement with the Marine Corps and a potential violation of last year’s defense policy law. Sent to Congress on Monday, ...