Amphibious Assault Ships contain a well deck to support use of Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) and other watercraft (with exception of the first two LHA(R) class ships, LHA 6 and LHA 7 ...

For those not in the know, the Mistral-class is roughly analogous to America's Wasp-class amphibious ships, in that they're capable of hauling up to 900 soldiers, 35 helicopters and launching four ...

Summary: France’s Mistral-class amphibious assault ships, commissioned between 2006-2012, embody formidable naval power, capable of carrying 16 heavy helicopters and a mechanized regiment.

China may be building a new class of amphibious assault ships modeled upon or at least quite similar to the U.S. Navy’s fast-emerging America-class amphibious assault ship. The U.S. Navy’s ...

The amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the Mistral ... The €1.12-billion contract for building two Mistral class ships for the Russian Navy was concluded in June 2011.

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 ...

The USS Wasp, lead ship of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, will undertake a maintenance and modernisation programme ...

The Ka-29 is an assault version of the Ka-27 and can carry 16 troops ... Russia is buying two French Mistral class amphibious ships for $1.7 billion. This is the largest Russian purchase of Western ...

NATO classifies it as a Yulan-class landing helicopter assault craft, similar to Western amphibious assault ships, which are different from aircraft carriers. The lead ship in the class was ...

(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 ...

China could be looking to purchase the two French Mistral ships that were originally built for Russia. Starting next year, Russia’s Pacific Naval Fleet will receive new warships for the first ...