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Rendering of a Medium Landing Ship.
News & Features

Navy Now Seeking Commercial Ship Design To Propel Its Long-Delayed Medium Landing Ship Program Forward

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

An image has appeared showing a Chinese commercial roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) ferry linked to a temporary pier via a barge with jack-up supports. This follows the emergence of satellite imagery showing multiple similar, but different jack-up barges in various stages of construction at a shipyard in southeastern China.
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Chinese Barge Usable For Potential Taiwan Beach Landings Seen In Action In New Image

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

Marine Corps Medium Landing Ship.
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Marine-Moving Medium Landing Ship Critical To China Fight Put On Hold Again By Navy

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

An example of the LCAC amphibious craft appeared recently with the face of Batman’s iconic opponent the Joker rendered in the style of how the late Heath Ledger famously portrayed him in the 2008 film The Dark Knight.
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Check Out This Navy LCAC Hovercraft Adorned With Joker Artwork

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 22, 2024

Why no LCAC used in Gaza aid mission.
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Why Aren’t U.S. Navy LCAC Hovercraft Being Used To Deliver Aid To Gaza?

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 3, 2024

A Serna-class LCU in a Bayraktar TB2's viewfinder.
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: TB2s Strike Russian SAM-Carrying Landing Craft At Snake Island

By Stetson Payne

Posted on May 7, 2022

Russian Landing Ship Destroyed In Massive Explosion In Captured Ukrainian Port City
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Russian Landing Ship Destroyed In Massive Explosion In Captured Ukrainian Port City

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 24, 2022

Navy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air Base
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Navy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air Base

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 25, 2022

The Army Acquired Its Own Hovercraft In The 1980s. It Didn’t Go Well.
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The Army Acquired Its Own Hovercraft In The 1980s. It Didn’t Go Well.

By Brian O’Rourke

Updated on Sep 23, 2021

British Carrier Joins U.S. Amphibious Forces In North Atlantic In A Vision Of What’s To Come
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British Carrier Joins U.S. Amphibious Forces In North Atlantic In A Vision Of What’s To Come

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 19, 2021

The Marines’ Most Wicked Looking Armored Vehicle Looks Even Scarier Making A Beach Landing
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The Marines’ Most Wicked Looking Armored Vehicle Looks Even Scarier Making A Beach Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 22, 2020

The US Army Is Buying New Boats to Replace Vietnam-Era Landing Craft
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The US Army Is Buying New Boats to Replace Vietnam-Era Landing Craft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Navy Hovercraft Storm Beaches In Oregon And Washington In Preparation For “The Big One”
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Navy Hovercraft Storm Beaches In Oregon And Washington In Preparation For “The Big One”

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 6, 2019

U.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing Craft For The First Time In Decades
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U.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing Craft For The First Time In Decades

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 29, 2019

U.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)
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U.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 8, 2019

This Russian Beach Landing Drill in Crimea Is Downright Ferocious
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This Russian Beach Landing Drill in Crimea Is Downright Ferocious

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 13, 2016