USS Iwo Jima – The Assault Ship That Transferred Maduro To New York

It would be easy to mistake LHD-7 for an "aircraft carrier," but the conventionally-powered warship is actually a Wasp-class ...

What is the USS Iwo Jima? Ship taking Nicolás Maduro to New York

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived NYC to face criminal charges. Here's what to know about the ship that helped bring ...
The National Interest

Meet the Type 075 LHD: China’s New Assault Ship

Key point: Beijing wants the same amphibious assault capabilities of America’s Marines. A Chinese shipyard has begun assembling the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s first big-deck amphibious assault ...
Shephard Media

Chinese navy commissions second LHD

China's phenomenal naval shipbuilding continues, with a Type 075 LHD commissioned and construction proceeding of the Type 003 aircraft carrier. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a ...
Shephard Media

India looks at Juan Carlos LHD variant

As Navantia awaits a bid to be opened for four landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships, the Spanish company showcased its indigenously manufactured Juan Carlos 1 at Mumbai port this week. ‘India has been ...