- Domain
- Sea
- NCF capability
- Maritime power projection
- Military Balance category
- Amphibious
- SIPRI category
- Ships
- Evidence that places a platform here
- amphibious · landing (ship|platform|helicopter dock) · dock landing · \bLH[ADS]\b · \bLPD\b · \bLSD\b · \bLST\b · landing craft · \bLCAC\b · tank landing
The 24 nations
None, legacy only, modern, or modern and on order. Modern: in service from 1995, or the current generations of fighters, tanks, submarines and long-range air defence.
United StatesModern and on order · 11United KingdomModern · 3AustraliaModern · 3FranceNoneGermanyModern and on order · 2JapanLegacy only · 3South KoreaModern · 6CanadaNoneItalyLegacy only · 8IndiaModern · 4TürkiyeModern · 2Saudi ArabiaLegacy only · 1BrazilModern · 4IndonesiaModern · 10MexicoLegacy only · 3ArgentinaLegacy only · 2South AfricaNoneRussiaModern and on order · 9ChinaModern and on order · 16IsraelNoneUkraineModern · 4TaiwanModern · 2IranModern · 5North KoreaLegacy only · 8
Generation timeline
Each platform from its first flight or launch to today, the 40 most operated, earliest in service first. Grey is development and, after the lead operator retires it, the years other nations keep it; colour is service.
- Development, from first flight or launch
- In service, from first deployment
- After its lead operator retires it, still held elsewhere
- Today
- Flag beside the name: the home country
Dates from Wikidata: first flights or launches for 0 of these 40, retirements for 0. A bar without grey at its start has no first flight recorded.
Platforms
Ranked by the number of the 24 nations that hold each.
Fingerprints
Each nation's equipment fingerprint with only amphibious assault ship in colour.
United States Runnymede-class large landing craft 17, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock 13, LCM-8-class landing craft 9
United Kingdom M3 Amphibious Rig 27, Bay-class landing ship 3, Albion-class landing platform dock –
Australia LCM-8-class landing craft 12, Canberra-class landing helicopter dock 2, HMAS Choules 1
Germany M3 Amphibious Rig 30, Jehu-class landing craft –
Japan Assault Amphibious Vehicle 58, Ōsumi-class tank landing ship 3, LCU 1-go-class utility landing craft 1
South Korea Solgae 631-class LCAC 8, Cheon Wang Bong-class tank landing ship 4, Go Jun Bong-class LST 4
Italy MTP96-class LCVP 20, Assault Amphibious Vehicle 17, LCM62-class LCM 9
India Mk. IV LCU 8, Shardul-class tank landing ship 3, Austin-class amphibious transport dock 1
Türkiye Bayraktar-class tank landing ship 2, TCG Osmangazi 1
Saudi Arabia M3 VTT M3 150
Brazil Assault Amphibious Vehicle 11, Albion-class landing platform dock 1, Foudre-class landing platform dock 1
Indonesia Assault Amphibious Vehicle 27, M3 Amphibious Rig M3I Amphibious Rig 18, Teluk Gilimanuk-class landing ship 10
Mexico Newport-class tank landing ship 2, BTR-60 APC-70 –, tank landing ship –
Argentina Costa Sur-class cargo ship 2, Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel –
Russia Ondatra-class landing craft 12, Ropucha-class landing ship 12, Serna-class landing craft 12
China ZBD-05 2,250, Type 271 landing craft 100, Type 724 LCAC 20
Ukraine PTS 15, SHERP 1, Uisko-class landing craft 1
Taiwan Assault Amphibious Vehicle 63–117, M3 Amphibious Rig 15–29
Iran SR.N6 6–10, British Hovercraft Corporation BH.7 4–8, Karbala-class landing ship 4–8
North Korea PT-85 392–728, 9P122 –, Fleet Ocean Tugboat –