Etiqueta: Amphibious Assault Ship
The construction of the 16th San Antonio-class Amphibious Assault Ship for the U.S. Navy has begun
On January 29, the U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls (HII) announced the start of construction for the 16th San Antonio-class Amphibious Assault Ship for the U.S. Navy, which will bear the name USS Philadelphia (LPD 32). This vessel is part of the modernized fleet of...
The U.S. Navy prepares to receive its 14th San Antonio-class amphibious assault ship
On January 11, the American company Huntington Ingalls (HII) announced that a new Amphibious Assault Ship, which will be received by the U.S. Navy, has been christened USS Harrisburg (LPD 30). It is the 14th ship of the San Antonio class, built by the...
One of the new Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ships of the Chinese Navy made a technical stop in Indonesia for the first time
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China made its first-ever technical stop abroad with one of its new Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ships. According to the official statement, this stop took place in Indonesia, which analysts interpreted as a reflection of the strategic...
The first of the new Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ships of the Chinese Navy has been launched
In recent hours, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) held the launching ceremony for the first of its new Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ships, constructed at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. This 40,000-ton displacement vessel, named Sichuan and bearing the hull number "051," marks...
Half of the U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault ship fleet is in poor material condition
The U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship fleet is reportedly facing significant challenges in maintaining full operational capability, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report, published this Tuesday, states that nearly half of these vessels are in poor material...
HII launched the first of the new San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious assault ships for the U.S. Navy
Advancing in strengthening its amphibious assault capabilities, the U.S. Navy announced that Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has recently launched the fourteenth ship of the San Antonio class, the first configured under the Flight II standard. Specifically, the event took place after the future USS...
A Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship joins China Navy’s Shandong aircraft carrier deployment in Western Pacific
For the first time since its commissioning, a Type 075 amphibious assault ship has joined the strike group of the Shandong aircraft carrier of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which is currently active for exercises in the Western Pacific. This deployment marks a...
The U.S. Navy prepares to commission its 13th San Antonio-class LPD amphibious assault ship
With the departure of the Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) from Ingalls Shipbuilding facilities, the U.S. Navy is preparing to commission a new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, the 13th ship in this new class. The announcement, made by the American firm on...