The US Navy will name three future vessels after ships steeped in naval history and two others after a Medal of Honor recipient and a Native American tribe, Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the US Navy, revealed on 15 January.
A Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel (USV), part of a partnership between the US Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) and the US Navy, recently traveled a distance of more than 4,700 nautical miles, almost entirely autonomously. Afterward, the ship participated in exerc
On 13 January, General Dynamics NASSCO launched the future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first of six vessels in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler program designed to support the US Navy.
While on its maiden voyage, the US Coast Guard’s new national security cutter USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) encountered and interdicted a suspected narcotic trafficking vessel south of the Dominican Republic last week.
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has officially started fabrication of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129).
The US Coast Guard’s new polar security cutter (PSC) is rapidly progressing through the detailed design phase, and shipbuilder Halter Marine is actively preparing for its construction.
The US Navy revealed that Captain Amy Bauernschmidt will assume command of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), marking the first time a female commanding officer will lead the crew of one of the navy’s eleven nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
US Navy’s new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), successfully completed builder’s trials on December 19 after spending four days at sea off the coast of Bath, Maine.
The US Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national security cutter, Stone (WMSL 758), departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on 22 December, sailing to its homeport in Charleston, South Carolina.
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by Fleetway Inc. to deliver a range of digital solutions for on-shore support of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels.
The US Navy’s new littoral combat ship (LCS) 23, the future USS Cooperstown, has completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan.
On 11 December 2020, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division hosted a keel authentication ceremony for the US Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798).
The Brazilian Navy launched today the second Scorpene-class diesel-electric attack submarine, the S Humaita (S41).
Shipbuilder Austal USA has delivered the future USS Mobile (LCS 26), its 13th Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy, from the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
