General Dynamics NASSCO has held a keel-laying ceremony for the future USNS Harriet Tubman (T-AO 213), the ninth ship in the US Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has reached a major milestone in the construction of the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31), successfully installing the vessel’s aft deckhouse and completing the placement of the final grand block that forms the ship’s superstructure.
The US Navy has taken delivery of a new ship-to-shore connector (SSC), landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 116, from defence manufacturer Textron Systems.
The US Department of State has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy worth an estimated $30.6 million, covering seven assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) sourced from US Marine Corps stock, along with associated support equipment and logistics services.
The US Navy has accepted delivery of USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship in the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler program, from General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego.
General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), the seventh ship in the fleet oiler program built for the US Navy.
Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has completed the installation of both replenishment-at-sea (RAS) kingposts on the Royal Canadian Navy’s second joint support ship, HMCS Preserver, marking the vessel’s full structural consolidation and a key milestone in its construction program.
GE Aerospace’s Marine Engines & Systems has secured an order from Austal USA to supply propulsion power for the US Navy’s new Explorer-class ocean surveillance ships, T-AGOS.
Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy KSS-III submarine, known as Dosan Ahn Changho, has arrived at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt, just outside of Victoria, British Columbia.
The US Coast Guard has commissioned its newest fast response cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), for official entry into its service fleet.
The US Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker has received Milestone C approval, allowing the program to enter low-rate initial production following the aircraft’s recent first flight.
Cellula Robotics and Metron have signed a 10-year agreement to jointly develop and deliver autonomous undersea capabilities for the US defense market.
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has marked the start of fabrication for the future USS J. William Middendorf (DDG 138), the latest US Navy Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the company’s Maine shipyard.
Defense solutions provider Leidos has been awarded a $2.7 billion contract to advance hypersonic weapons from prototyping to production for the US Army and the US Navy.
