Europe
Turkish TCG Anadolu Completes First Landing And Take-off Exercises
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Europe
Turkiye’s Drone Carrier LHD TCG Anadolu Starts Sea Trial
The Turkish Navy’s future landing helicopter dock (LHD), TCG Anadolu (L-400), was spotted at sea on June 20, 2022. Company officials confirmed that the LHD has begun official sea trials. The future flagship of the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China’s Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Craft Joins Naval Exercises First Time
China’s eighth Type 071 amphibious landing ship recently made its first publicly known maritime exercise appearance, and it has gained operational capabilities in troops delivery, air defense, anti-ship and land attack after entering service with […]
Air Platform
Turkey Plans To Deploy Bayraktar TB3 Drones From LHD TCG Anadolu
The Turkish government hopes to transform its landing helicopter dock Anadolu into a carrier ship for attack drones, and has already begun tests to see if the dock ship is strong enough for the mission. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China’s Type 076 LHD Could Be Potent Amphibious Platform In Asia-Pacific Region
The Chinese Navy is building assault carriers to support amphibious operations, like a possible invasion of Taiwan or landings on disputed islands in the South China Sea. The first two ships, called LHDs (landing helicopter docks) in […]
Europe
French Army’s Griffon Armored Vehicle Tested Aboard Mistral LHD
On September 21, 2020, the French Army Technical Section (STAT) performed the first boarding tests of the new Griffon Multi-Role Armored Vehicle (VBMR) aboard French Navy’s Mistral Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD). The Griffon prototype boarded […]
Naval Platforms
Lack of helicopters and vehicles, China’s type 075 LHD won’t be deployable until next decade
As the Chinese navy speeds ahead with completion of the final piece in its modernized warship portfolio, experts say it will be years before the Type 075 amphibious helicopter landing craft is operating at full capacity. The […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAN Shows Off Amphibious Operations Capability
This was the first time that the two LHDs and the single LSD of the RAN have operated together at sea. The event occured during a Force Integration Training off the east coast of Australia. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Fast and furious: China’s shipbuilding at a mammoth scale
Once a sleeping giant, China today is the world’s second largest economy–the leading manufacturer of consumer goods and military equipment–a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. China’s fragile relationship with it’s pacific neighbors like Australia, […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship caught fire
China launched its second Type 075 amphibious assault ship, or helicopter carrier, on Wednesday in Shanghai, seven months after the first one. Celebrations marred by fire damage to sister ship two weeks earlier during fitting […]