The US Navy (USN) is still pushing its forces to meet an 80% combat-surge-ready goal even as leadership acknowledges meeting that number will still be difficult ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. On Saturday, the U.S. Navy's USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) aided in the ...

Responders battle a blaze on board the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego in July 2020. The ship was going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. U.S. Navy photo by ...

Two U.S. Navy warships pulled into Da Nang, Vietnam, on Monday for the first Navy visit to the city in two years, according to the service. The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli — lead vessel of the ...

A Chinese naval task group is being tracked by Australia as a newly released satellite image provides the most detailed public view of it while sailing in the western Pacific. Admiral David Johnston, ...

Satellite imagery shows a Chinese naval fleet in the western Pacific, which Australia—a key United States ally—is monitoring amid its possible approach to the country. On Monday, Australian Defense ...

In December 2024, China's People's Liberation Army Navy unveiled its newest warship, the Type 076, with little public information about its design or capabilities. The Type 076 is a new class of ...

Reports of the demise of the Marine Corps’ legendary AV-8B Harrier II are greatly exaggerated, as evidenced by a U.S. Southern Command video released this week showing Harriers from the amphibious ...

Approximately 2,400 Republic of Korea Marines participated in amphibious assault drills around Pohang, a southeastern port city, Nov. 15-20, 2025. Republic of Korea Marine Corps photo The Republic of ...

The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first amphibious assault ship specifically designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of transporting large contingents of Marines, armored vehicles, and aircraft for ...

China's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan sets sail from port in Shanghai on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.(Zhang Liang/Xinhua/AP) BANGKOK — China began sea trials of its most advanced amphibious ...

People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Sichuan (51), the first Type 076 of landing helicopter dock (LHD), set sail around 9 a.m. local time Friday from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard for a navigational test ...