Their decks can deploy dozens of light aircraft and can accommodate hundreds of marines, according to the United States Navy. While essential in amphibious warfare, these ships are far more useful ...

Mini aircraft carriers have their place in the Navy, but what is the name a misnomer? Here's what you need to know about nine ...

DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships, ... Given the crucial role they play in the United States' ability to quickly send Marines into rapidly emerging threat zones, ...

Summary: The USS Boxer (LHD-4), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, recently garnered seven prestigious Navy-wide awards, highlighting its sustained superior ...

There are serious strategic-readiness implications, as it will leave the Navy one carrier-group short of the 11 that Congress ...

Congressional decision-makers are working with the Navy to explore massively speeding up construction of its emerging fleet of new amphibious assault ships --- as part of an urgent push to expand ...

The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan states the service is doing a cost and capability study on amphibious ships, and that should determine when replacements will be built.

Navy Wants to Invest In Amphibious Ship Upgrades, But Funding ... -making calculus on whether or not he may do something that would undermine the larger strategic objectives of the United States.

The US Navy’s amphibious assault ships feature the F-35B, a short-takeoff and vertical landing variant of the stealth fighter jet used by the US Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.

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 ...