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US Navy’s lead Ford-class aircraft carrier gears up for its first deployment by fall

According to the latest report to US Congress on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program, the lead ship of th...

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San Antonio-class LPD USS Fort Lauderdale soon to join US Navy

The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), the US Navy’s 12th San Antonio-class amphibious transport d...

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Keel laid for US Navy’s first Flight II amphibious transport dock

The keel for the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the US Navy’s new San Antonio-class amphibious tran...

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Construction of US Navy’s 6th ESB nearing completion

The final block has been placed on the future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the sixth expeditionary se...

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US Navy’s Independence-class LCS USS Savannah soon to enter service

On 5 February, the US Navy plans to commission USS Savannah (LCS 28), the new Independence-class lit...

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Austal USA starts construction of US Navy’s new Spearhead-class EPF ship

The keel for the future expeditionary fast transport ship (EPF 14) USNS Cody, the first of the Spear...

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Canadian Coast Guard retires oldest serving ship after recent $10-million refit

Following 59 years of dedicated service, the Canadian Coast Guard’s oldest serving vessel, CCGS Huds...

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US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine PCU Oregon heads out for sea trials

The US Navy’s new Virginia-class submarine PCU Oregon (SSN 793) left Groton shipyard and start...

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BAE Systems wins $169M contract from US Marine Corps for additional ACVs

The US Marine Corps has awarded British defense company BAE Systems a contract modification for the ...

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US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout begins maiden deployment

The US Navy started the first shipborne deployment of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial system (U...

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ESG completes major infrastructure project to support USCG’s OPC program

Florida-based company Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has revealed the completion of a new aluminum...

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  • Equipment & technology
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HII gets to work on combat system of US Navy’s third Zumwalt-class destroyer

US military shipbuilding major Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has signed a maintenance contract...

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US Navy’s last-of-its-kind aircraft carrier sent to scrapyard

USS Kitty Hawk, the US Navy’s last conventional-powered aircraft carrier, has embarked on its ...

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One of US Navy’s most powerful ballistic-missile submarines makes rare port call

The U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) visited the naval base in Guam on 15...

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HII begins combat system trials on 1st US Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has achieved the Aegis ligh...

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BAE Systems to modernize US Navy destroyer

UK’s arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has received a $1.9 million contract from the...

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Video: Cool launching of McCool LPD

US shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has launched the San Antonio-class amphibious tra...

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USCG takes delivery of final PATFORSWA Sentinel-class cutter

US-based constructor of ships, workboats and patrol vessels Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the US...

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