DefenceTalkSOUTH CHINA SEA: The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) transited the Straits of Malacca and conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10. The ARG’s flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted the patrol as the amphibious transport dock USS […]https://www.defencetalk.com/essex-amphibious-ready-group-operates-in-south-china-sea-65840/

DefenceTalkRussia’s fleet of amphibious assault ships requires extensive modernization because their service life has been largely overextended, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday. “The Russian navy currently has 19 ships of this type. They have been in service, on average, for more than 25 years,” Shoigu said at a video conference meeting with military commanders. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-overhaul-fleet-of-amphibious-assault-ships-58929/