The last of these amphibious assault ships, the Makin Island LHD-8 ... ships are similar to the American 25,000-ton San Antonio class and the French 21,500-ton Mistral class. The 071s have the ...

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 ...

TASS/. Egypt is expected to decide this month on the purchase of Russia’s deck-based Kamov Ka-52K helicopters for Mistral-type amphibious assault ships, Russian Helicopters Group CEO Andrei ...

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 ...

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

The 45,000-ton vessel measures 844 feet in length and 106 feet in width, similar in size to its predecessor, the Wasp-class amphibious warships. Powered by two marine gas turbines, the warship has ...

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.