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German mining of landing craft in World War II claims local soldiers
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
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Asia-Pacific nations boost amphibious naval fleets to repel China
This computer-generated image shows Damen’s LST 100 design, which Australia has selected for its future Landing Craft Heavy. (ADF) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Navies across the Asia-Pacific ...
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Austal Limited to Build Landing Craft for Australian Defence
Austal Limited (AU:ASB) has released an update. Austal Limited has been selected to construct eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels for the Australian Defence Force at the Henderson Defence Precinct ...
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NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
Option two would rely on companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin or others to provide a "heavy" Mars landing craft that could deliver the sample collection spacecraft to the surface, along with the ...
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Australian Defence selects Damen’s LST100 for new landing craft fleet
design has been chosen as the preferred option for the Australian Defence Force's Landing Craft Heavy programme. This decision marks an important step in the development of a littoral fleet ...
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How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'
A day after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, New Orleans-based shipbuilder Andrew Higgins filed an idea with the US Patent Office for a landing craft that could transport US soldiers from ...