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Tag: Amphibious Warfare

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Marine boss warns of China’s imposing shipyard power

by Dave Makichuk June 20, 2020June 22, 2020

General David Berger, commandant of the US Marine Corps, already under fire from critics for his plans to revamp the service radically, has let loose another attack on the status quo. In a draft operating concept obtained by Breaking Defense, Berger, never one to hold back, dismisses current USMC and US Navy plans for amphibious ships […]

A Chinese amphibious assault vehicle in the Seaborne Assault 2017 international competition held at Klerk training area of the Pacific Fleet. Photo: Sputnik via AFP/Vitaliy Ankov
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, World

China’s amphibious ambitions emerge in South China Sea

by Kerry K Gershaneck May 31, 2018February 18, 2020
JS Kaga in Yokohama on March 22. Photo: JMSDF
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Japan’s amphibious force still well outdistanced by China rival

by Grant Newsham April 10, 2017February 18, 2020

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