The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is an absolute unstoppable force for the US Navy. This hovercraft can move up to 70 tons of gear from ship to shore with ease. More from our close-up look at ...

Derivatives of the GE CF6 and Rolls-Royce Trent 800 were adapted from powering widebody aircraft to many warships.

From the Age of Sail through to the Second World War, naval combat was done primarily in close quarters and with cannons. Naturally the technology improved quite a bit in those intervening ...

Amphibious ships are among the most versatile warships. While their primary role is to transport troops and their equipment over long distances and land them – using an array of hovercraft ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is an absolute unstoppable force for the US Navy. This hovercraft can move up to 70 tons of gear from ship to shore with ease.