An amphibious ready group includes one amphibious assault ship and two medium-sized ships. Brodie told Defense News this 31-ship requirement is backed by studies undertaken from 2008 to 2022, and ...

The Navy’s second highest officer this week told senators that amid a goal of 80 percent combat surge readiness (CSR), amphibious ships stand at only 45 ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout ...

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 ...

Assault amphibious vehicles transit toward land in 2019 after exiting the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship Harpers Ferry in the Gulf of Aden. (MC3 Keypher Strombeck/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON ...

When people think of the United States Navy, they think of battleships or carriers, but there are smaller and still important ...

Lance Cpl. Alex Rojo, a crew chief with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to embark aboard the Philippine Navy landing platform dock BRP Davao Del Sur (LD 602) in 2018. (Sgt.

The Navy is currently building two types of amphibious ships: LPD-17 Flight II class amphibious ships, and LHA-type amphibious assault ships. Both types are built by Huntington Ingalls ...

The end of the tunnel is now in sight for the amphibious assault ships to transition to F-35B operations as the final AV-8B ...

HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received two U.S. Navy contracts worth approximately $9.6 billion combined for the purchase of three San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ...

Aircraft carriers are usually the centerpiece of a fleet, but only a few navies have them. Many navies use amphibious assault ships or helicopter carriers to move aircraft, troops, and gear. Amphibs ...