China has released a video highlighting its submarine force’s 70th anniversary. In it, we see a Type 074 (also called the Yuhai class) amphibious landing ship being attacked in a sinking exercise (SINKEX) or similar test. This is a rare glimpse into the effects of China’s submarine weapons capabilities. The video was posted on China’s […]
The ex-USS Tarawa, a decommissioned U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, is set to be sunk off the coast of Hawaii at the upcoming 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. This is the first time in nearly two decades that a Tarawa class vessel will be destroyed as a target and it is only the […]
By Janis Laizans ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS, France (Reuters) – With a single piper playing bagpipes on deck, a restored World War Two amphibious vehicle landed on Gold Beach in Normandy on Thursday, exactly 80 years after the allied landing that started the liberation of France from Nazi occupation. The son of a World War Two soldier, British […]
In western Kenya, residents living around Lake Victoria use a network of water buses to shuttle from the shore to the lake’s islands. Recently, two images surfaced online alongside a claim that they showed these water buses. However, this claim is false: the photos, which date back to 2009, show an amphibious vehicle built in […]
The first example of a new class of Chinese warship with a large open flight deck, commonly referred to as the Type 076, is steadily taking shape. Generally described as an amphibious assault ship, there have long been reports that the vessel could feature catapults and arresting gear to support an air wing that includes […]
MARLBORO TWP. – The engine of the Landing Vehicle Tracked 4 roared and rattled as the tank-like military vehicle eased its way into the muddy water of a pond. The 29,000-pound amphibian vehicle’s track chewed up the seaweed and mud as it propelled its riders forward. Children manned the vehicle’s inactive machine guns as owner […]
USS Bataan is about to undergo a major overhaul to carry F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters. The flight deck will be completely revamped for vertical takeoff, giving the Bataan a major air combat capability. The Bataan will be “the most advanced amphibious warship in the Navy,” a senior officer said. USS Bataan just finished a […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is monitoring the first deployment of its amphibious combat vehicle to see if these extended operations from a ship yield new lessons on maintaining and operating the vehicle, according to the service’s top program official. The ACV had its operational debut this month at the Philippines-based Balikatan exercise, during which the […]
On May 4, 2024, the U.S. Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle was employed overseas for the first time during its initial deployment. As part of Exercise Balikatan 2024, an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ACV platoon launched from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers […]
The Marine Corps‘ new amphibious combat vehicle, or ACV, debuted in the Philippines as part of its first overseas deployment after more than a year-and-a-half of limited operations. Marines aboard ACVs launched from amphibious ships in the Pacific on Saturday to conduct live-fire training in the Philippines, the service said in a statement. The Marine […]
New command and control and a separate 30 mm-cannon equipped variant of the Marine Corp’s amphibious combat vehicle are expected to arrive at units in early 2024. That variant is one of four designs either fielded or under production by BAE Systems out of its York, Pennsylvania, facility, Defense News reported. The amphibious combat vehicle […]
The Marine Corps plans to wrap up the recertification of amphibious vehicle operators, in a process prompted by a series of mishaps, but the timeline for deploying the vehicle remains unclear. The service remains on track to recertify all roughly 300 operators of the amphibious combat vehicle on how to operate it safely in water, […]