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US Navy orders more Mk 41 vertical launch system canisters

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments a $40 million contra...

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US Navy looking to enhance Frigate armament, hull numbers

The U.S. Navy wants to increase the anti-air warfare capabilities of the future frigate and is looki...

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US Coast Guard to refit Navy training craft

The U.S. Navy is joining forces with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to refit and modernize up to five o...

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US Navy ships conduct floating pier deployment drills

U.S. Navy’s Maritime Prepositioning Force ships USNS Pililaau (T-AK 304) and USNS 2nd Lt. John...

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US Coast Guard commissions FRC John McCormick

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest fast response cutter John McCormick during an April 12 ...

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US Navy tests new submarine steam suits

The U.S. Navy is currently in the process of testing a new submarine steam suit that designed to pro...

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US Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout completes LCS testing

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed the initial testing phase aboard a li...

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HII bags US Navy cargo and weapons handling contract

The U.S. Naval Sea System Command has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a contract for the provi...

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Raytheon tests new electric gun for Phalanx CIWS

U.S. defense contractor Raytheon announced it has tested a new electric gun for the Phalanx close-in...

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US Navy christens destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)

The U.S. Navy christened its 67th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) during a cer...

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USS Gerald R. Ford starts builder's sea trials

The U.S. Navy’s most expensive ship ever built, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), got un...

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Most Read News, April 3 - 9, 2017

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Navy has found fix for USS Zumwalt engineering problem

The Navy has found and tested a fix for an engineering problem that sidelined USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)...

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US Navy's Spain-based destroyers test new SeaRAM CIWS

Two of four forward deployed U.S. Navy destroyers used live missiles from their new SeaRAM close-in ...

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Raytheon gets $200M for AIM-9X Block II deliveries

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a $199.7 million contract modification for t...

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Most Read News, March 27 - April 2, 2017

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USCGC Munro to be christened in Seattle

The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a commissioning ceremony for the National Security Cutter (NSC) Munro...

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Norway signs contract for five P-8A

Norway’s plans to replace its ageing fleet of P-3 Orion and DA-20 Jet Falcon maritime patrol a...

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