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Amercia-class amphibious assault ships
![Delivery of US Navy’s F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed Delivery of US Navy’s F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-thediplomat-lha7_sea_trials_july19-386x257.jpg)
Delivery of US Navy’s F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has reportedly pushed back the commissioning date of the warship to late 2019 or early 2020.
![US Navy’s New F-35B-Carrying Warship Completes Builder’s Trials US Navy’s New F-35B-Carrying Warship Completes Builder’s Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-lha7_sea_trials_july19.jpg)
US Navy’s New F-35B-Carrying Warship Completes Builder’s Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The second America-class amphibious assault ship completed builder’s trials earlier this month.
![US Navy Christens New F-35B-Carrying Warship US Navy Christens New F-35B-Carrying Warship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-170501-n-n2201-002.jpg)
US Navy Christens New F-35B-Carrying Warship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The second vessel of the U.S. Navy’s new class of amphibious assault ships was christened on September 16.
![US Navy’s Latest F-35-Carrying Warship Shoots Down Drone in Missile Drill US Navy’s Latest F-35-Carrying Warship Shoots Down Drone in Missile Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-12_14-01-24.jpg)
US Navy’s Latest F-35-Carrying Warship Shoots Down Drone in Missile Drill
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s large new amphibious assault ship conducted a live-fire exercise last week.
![US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Crucial Sea Trials US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Crucial Sea Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-06_16-26-26.jpg)
US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Crucial Sea Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s largest amphibious assault ship just completed survivability tests.
![F-35B Completes Weapons Load Testing on US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship F-35B Completes Weapons Load Testing on US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-01_16-56-38.jpg)
F-35B Completes Weapons Load Testing on US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The F-35B just completed crucial tests aboard the U.S. Navy’s largest assault ship.
![US Navy Begins Testing of F-35B on Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ship US Navy Begins Testing of F-35B on Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-03_16-18-07.jpg)
US Navy Begins Testing of F-35B on Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Five F-35B warplanes are conducting operational testing aboard the U.S. Navy’s largest amphibious assault ship.
![US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-19_16-11-52.jpg)
US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Last month, the US Navy awarded a contract for the construction of a third large-deck amphibious assault warship.
![US Navy Builds Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ship for F-35 Fighters US Navy Builds Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ship for F-35 Fighters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-29_20-37-39.jpg)
US Navy Builds Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ship for F-35 Fighters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The America-class will be the size of other countries' aircraft carriers.
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