The US Navy has christened and launched the newest and the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cleveland. The ceremony was held on Saturday, 15 April, at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The event marked the last planned side-launch of a shi
American company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has revealed that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a subcontract to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
The US Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the fast response cutter Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151), was commissioned at Coast Guard Base Boston on 30 March.
The US Navy has commissioned the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) as the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS).
Shipbuilding company Austal USA has launched two US Navy ships, USNS Cody (EPF 14) and the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36).
General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction on the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.
On 24 March, the Brazilian Navy and Águas Azuis, a special purpose entity (SPE) formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and Atech, laid the keel for the first Tamandaré-class frigate.
The Power Systems division of Rolls-Royce has been selected to supply a further four of its mtu naval generator sets for the USS Congress (FFG-63), the second ship in the U.S. Navy’s Constellation Class Guided-Missile Frigate program, previously known as the FFG(X) program.
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) transferred three patrol craft to the Egyptian Navy during a formal ceremony in Alexandria, Egypt on 21 March.
The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s submarine design, UK Government revealed.
On 13 March, as part of the AUKUS trilateral agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, it was announced that BAE Systems will help Australia to acquire its first nuclear-powered submarines.
The US Navy accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, ship to shore connector (SSC), landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 105, on 8 March.
Bollinger Shipyards has kicked off the construction of a new US Navy’s Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS).
The sailors, ships, squadrons and staff of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) commenced their final deployment certification exercise, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), on 2 March.
