With both Australia and the United States now seeking a similar landing platform ... 60% of the year. The vessel was expected to carry some three Abrams M1A1 tanks and envisioned to withstand ...

Gidget Fuentes, reporting for USNI News, noted the first SLV’s arrival on the West Coast, and highlighted future plans, writing “the vessel will ... World War II-era tank landing ship, or ...

This configuration makes them particularly relevant for the future landing of Chinese troops in Taiwan. In addition, the vessels can allow the unloading of a large number of tanks onto Taiwanese ...