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  • USS Wasp gets underway for new forward-deployed homeport in Japan

    31 August 2017
    Authorities

    US amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) got underway from Norfolk on August 30 heading for Sasebo, Japan, where she will become the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious force of the U.S. 7th Fleet. The shift will introduce an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter-capable amphibious assault ship to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, pairing it with the […]

  • LA Fleet Week kicks off as warships, submarine arrive

    31 August 2017
    Authorities

    The US Navy has sent a submarine along with an amphibious transport dock and a minehunter to take part in the second annual Los Angeles Fleet Week. Transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Scout (MCM 8) and Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) steamed into Los Angeles August […]

  • Qatar signs €5 billion warship deal amid sanctions row

    3 August 2017
    Authorities, Industry

    A €5 billion deal between Italy and Qatar for the construction of seven navy vessels is now official following an announcement made by Qatar’s foreign minister on Wednesday. “I am pleased to announce the conclusion of a deal between the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces to buy seven naval units from Italy in the context of […]

  • USS Portland completes Builder’s Trials

    6 July 2017
    Industry

    The US Navy’s future amphibious transport dock, USS Portland (LPD 27), successfully completed Builder’s Trials on Jun. 30. The ship returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, following four days underway. “Builder’s Trials is the Navy’s first opportunity to assess the operational readiness of the ship,” said Capt. Brian Metcalf, LPD 17 […]

  • USS Green Bay completes Bonhomme Richard ARG for Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol

    5 June 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed its forward-deployed base of Sasebo, Japan on June 2, becoming the final ship in the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group to set sail on a routine deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The amphibious ships, together with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are scheduled […]

  • U.S. Navy Bonhomme Richard strike group starts Asia patrol

    8 March 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group departed White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, to begin a routine regional patrol on March 8, 2017. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the USS Green Bay (LPD 20), and the USS Ashland (LSD 48), together with embarked marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit will support U.S. Pacific Command […]

  • Okinawa marines embark USS Green Bay for Cobra Gold 2017

    7 February 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan after embarking marines for one of the largest multilateral exercises in Asia. Green Bay departed Sasebo for her multi-month Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol on January 25 and arrived in Okinawa on January 30. It took the Green Bay three […]

  • India’s tri-service exercise kicks off

    27 January 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The Indian Navy kicked off its annual theatre readiness operational exercise (TROPEX) on January 24. Over the course of the next 30 days, ships and aircraft of both the Western and Eastern Naval Commands, including assets from the Indian Air Force, Indian Army and the Indian Coast Guard exercise together. The exercise is taking place off the Western […]

  • USS Wasp wraps up 6-month stint ahead of Japan deployment

    23 December 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    After 12 years of idleness in port, U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) deployed this year for a busy 2016. After six months underway, the ship is now set to return to Norfolk on December 24. Once there, Wasp will undergo a planned maintenance availability that is expected to be finished by May 2017. […]

  • HII gets $1.46 billion to build new amphibious transport dock

    20 December 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $1.46 billion contract to design and build the U.S. Navy’s new amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). USS Fort Lauderdale will be the 12th  and final ship of the U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class of amphibious transport ships. Ingalls has built and delivered 10 ships in the class […]

  • Makin Island sailors and marines in month-long drill near Djibouti

    9 December 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Sailors and marines from the U.S. Navy’s Makin Island amphibious ready group will spend the month of December in the vicinity of Djibouti rehearsing amphibious operations and conducting combat sustainment training. The exercise is dubbed Alligator Dagger and led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51 and 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (CTF 51/5). Alligator Dagger involves all three ships […]

  • US Navy awards Huntington Ingalls $19 million to accelerate LX(R) design

    15 September 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $19.1 million contract modification to accelerate design work on the U.S. Navy’s amphibious warfare ship replacement, known as LX(R). In the original announcement on June 30, Ingalls was selected to perform the majority of the contract design work for LX(R) as part of the contract to build […]

  • Boxer ARG sailors leave 7th Fleet on way back home

    26 August 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The U.S. Navy’s Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team is returning to the U.S. following a deployment that saw their forces operate in the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet AOOs in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, theater security cooperation, and marine interdiction operations. The Boxer ARG/13th MEU team entered 7th […]

  • US Navy relocates General Dynamics’ LX(R) design contract

    17 August 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics, National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), a $24.38 million modification to a previously awarded contract for LX(R) amphibious ship replacement program design acceleration and contract design engineering support. The LX(R) contract was awarded to General Dynamics as an option under the contract to build six T-AO 205 oilers on […]

  • USS America back from RIMPAC

    16 August 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) returned to homeport on August 12 following the successful completion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. During this year’s multinational maritime exercise, America served as the command and control platform for the amphibious task force, Combined Task Force 176. As the CTF 176 flagship, America […]

  • Boxer ARG enters US 7th Fleet AOO

    25 July 2016
    Training & Education

    The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) and entered the U.S. 7th Fleet AOO, July 23. USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), along with the units of the 13th MEU, […]

  • MBDA signs €1B missile deal with Qatar Emiri Naval Forces

    30 June 2016
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    Italian missile manufacturer MBDA signed a 1 billion euro contract on June 29 to supply the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) with missiles for their new naval vessels to be procured from Fincantieri. Qatar is to acquire a total of seven surface vessels under the 3.9 billion euro contract which followed the Letter of Award signed in Rome […]

  • Fincantieri beats DCNS in Qatari €4 billion shipbuilding mega contract

    17 June 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    The Qatari Ministry of Defence has chosen the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri over the rival French DCNS for its €4 billion euro national naval acquisition program. Fincantieri and the Qatari Ministry of Defence signed the contract for the construction of seven new units overall in Rome, Italy on June 16. Reaching approx. 4 billion euros, the contract […]

  • Photo: USS Portland christened

    23 May 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    The U.S. Navy christened the amphibious transport dock Portland (LPD 27) on May 20 in front of approximately 1,000 guests. Ship’s sponsor, Bonnie Amos, smashed a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow of the ship, officially christening Portland. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Christopher Owens, director of the U.S. Navy’s expeditionary warfare division, was the keynote […]

  • USS John P. Murtha delivered to US Navy

    15 May 2016
    Authorities, Industry

    Huntington Ingalls Industries delivered the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious ship, the USS John P. Murtha. The 10th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock to be built by HII, John P. Murtha (LPD 26) was delivered during a ceremony at Pacasgoula, Mississippi, May 13. LPD 26 is named in honor of the late John P. Murtha, who […]

  • US Navy amphibious groups swap areas of operation

    6 April 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The USS Kearsarge-lead U.S. Navy amphibious group on April 5 departed the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation, operating in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and was substituted by the USS Boxer amphibious ready group. While in the U.S. 5th Fleet, the Kearsarge ARG provided a forward naval presence supporting Operation Inherent Resolve and theater security cooperation […]

  • US eyeing accelerated construction of new LX(R) amphibious ships

    3 March 2016
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry

    The new LX(R) line of U.S. Navy amphibious combat ships could be built faster than the LPD line and could be procured as early as 2018, a U.S. Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing indicated on March 2. U.S. Senator Thad Cochran chaired the hearing to review the FY2017 budget request for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The senator sought […]

  • US Navy Continues Patrols in South China Sea

    12 November 2015
    Authorities

    Ships from the U.S. Navy’s Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) transited the Straits of Malacca and conducted routine operations in the South China Sea from November 7-10. The ARG’s flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted the patrol as the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and the amphibious dock landing […]

  • Spanish Navy: Welcome Home Galicia!

    26 October 2015
    Authorities

    Spanish Navy’s Landing Platform Dock (LPD), ESPS Galicia, arrived to her homeport of Rota, Spain, after a six month deployment. The vessel, which was conducting missions as part of the counter piracy Operation Atalanta, entered Rota yesterday, October 25. This was Galicia’s third deployment in the counter piracy operation off the coast of Somalia. The vessel’s […]

  • ESPS Galicia on Its Way Back Home to Rota

    9 October 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development

    Five and a half months after departing from her home port of Rota, Spain, the Spanish Landing Platform Dock (LPD), ESPS Galicia, has completed her counter-piracy deployment with Operation Atalanta in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. ESPS Galicia, under the command of Captain Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas, joined the EU operation on May 6, […]

  • Spain Sends 2,600 Servicemen to NATO’s Biggest Exercise

    10 September 2015
    Authorities

    Around 2,650 Spanish Navy servicemen, 12 surface ships, a submarine, 4 helicopters, 2 fixed-wing aircraft and Marine Corps units will take part in the biggest NATO deployment of the last decade – Trident Juncture 2015. This training activity will extend from October 3rd to November 6th bringing together more than 30,000 people from 30 nations. […]