Amphibious Assault ... 6 (AMERICA) was christened on Oct. 20, 2012. The Navy awarded a contract for detail design and construction for LHA 7 (TRIPOLI) to HII on May 31, 2012. Ships in class ...

In its annual survey of 219 member companies, the Amphibious Warfare Industrial Base Coalition (AWIBC) said that a majority ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's America-Class amphibious assault ... ships can carry up to 25 Harriers, F-35Bs, or a combination of the two. Almost half of the America-class’ design ...

Whether naval “experts” admit it or not, the America Class of “amphibious assault ships” and its predecessors are also “light aircraft carriers”.

China's People's Liberation Army Navy has unveiled its latest vessel, Type 076, revealing a truly unusual design ... the U.S. Navy's America-class amphibious assault ships, at least in dimension ...

(CNN) — China has launched its first next-generation amphibious assault ship, adding a powerful cutting-edge warship to the country’s fast-expanding navy as it races to rival the military ...

The CSIS report says that with the ship’s large size, it should be able to carry more of everything than China’s smaller Type 075 amphibious assault ships, the US Navy’s America-class ...