The Katran was originally designed for use with the French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships; however, France cancelled its sale of the Mistrals to Russia after the latter country’s ...

TASS/. Pilots of Kamov Ka-52K helicopters designed for operation aboard Egyptian Mistral-class amphibious assault ships will undergo training in Russia, Chief Designer of the Kamov Design Bureau ...

Following the ship’s decommissioning in 2010, the French Navy continued the mission name with one of its three Mistral-class amphibious assault ships and a surface escort carrying out the ...

The Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command ships provide the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with command and control for fleet commanders. Commissioned in 1971, these are the only ships to be designed ...

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the America Amphibious Ready Group completed their first patrol of 2025 as a ...

Buying the French Mistral Amphibious Ships is a Win-Win ...

Officials tell VOA the shortage of amphibious warfare ships has reached a breaking point. While the ships make up just 10% of the fleet, they are the go-to alternative to aircraft carriers when ...

A shortage of amphibious warfare ships for commanders across the globe has reached a breaking point, with defense officials warning VOA the crisis has triggered a monthslong drought in critical ...

One of the warships that the US Navy showed off at Fleet Week in New York City in May was the USS Arlington, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. And I got a chance to go aboard.

Moscow still expects the warship to be delivered ... the capacity to launch a land invasion, a problem an amphibious ship like the Mistral would solve. "Russian actions in eastern Ukraine have ...