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USS Gerald R. Ford carrier begins aircraft compatibility testing
Jan 17, 2020 (UPI)
The ACT, which started Thursday, is meant to continue testing of systems for aircraft to launch and land on the vessel. It started in earnest, the Navy said in ...
Navy officials ask for bigger share of Pentagon budget
Jan 16, 2020 (UPI)
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday was asked Thursday about proposed cuts to Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and said shipbuilding cuts are...
Lockheed awarded $19.3M for Virginia-class submarine Block V hulls
Jan 16, 2020 (UPI)
The deal funds procurement of eight multi-function modular masts for Block V hulls for the Virginia-class submarine, the Department of Defense said in a press r...
Navy releases plan to improve recruitment, retention of civilian workforce
Jan 10, 2020 (UPI)
According to the report, released Thursday, trends like low unemployment and rising wages are making it more difficult to staff civilian positions. "We are impl...
USS Abraham pulls into Pearl Harbor amid lengthy deployment
Jan 09, 2020 (UPI)
"I am proud of all of the hard work and dedication shown by the entire crew throughout the deployment," Capt. Walter Slaughter, commanding officer of Abraham Li...
Putin attends massive war games off Crimea
Jan 09, 2020 (AFP)
Russia's commander-in-chief was on board the cruiser Marshal Ustinov to watch the joint drills by the Northern and Black Sea Fleets, the Kremlin said. He watche...
USS Leyte Gulf returns home after nine-month deployment
Jan 06, 2020 (UPI)
The Ticonderoga-class vessel deployed in March, part of Carrier Strike Force 12 and led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The Leyte Gulf completed mu...
GenDyn contracted for modernization, repairs on USS Harpers Ferry
Jan 03, 2020 (UPI)
The contract funds maintenance, modernization and repair work on the Harpers Ferry, the lead ship of her class of amphibious warships for the U.S. Navy, under a...
U.S. Navy's 2nd Fleet reaches full operational capability
Jan 02, 2020 (UPI)
That announcement comes seven months after the branch announced the fleet had reached initial operational capability and a little more than a year after it was ...
General Atomics nets $10.1M for work on USS Kennedy, future USS Enterprise
Dec 31, 2019 (UPI)
Under the contract, General Atomics will produce installation work instructions and manufacture hardware kits for the Kennedy, and provide installation of produ...
China aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait again
Dec 26, 2019 (AFP)
The ministry said it was fully monitoring the Shandong, China's first domestically built carrier, and accompanying ships as they traversed the strait separating...
USS Ross arrives in Ukraine after simulated Russian attack at sea
Dec 26, 2019 (UPI)
The Navy announced Thursday the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross made a port visit in Odessa on Christmas Eve, part of its mission in the Black Sea. The Ross i...
Next two Virginia-class subs to be named for Pearl Harbor heroes
Dec 26, 2019 (UPI)
The USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma, currently referred to as SSN-802 and SSN-803, will be named for the USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma that were sunk in the Dec. 7,...
Lockheed Martin to build 4 MMSC ships for Saudi Arabia in $1.96B contract
Dec 23, 2019 (UPI)
The ships are derived from the Navy's Freedom-class littoral combat ships, and will be built at the Fincantieri Mariette Marine shipyards in Mariette, Wis. It i...
Navy to get 2 Large Unmanned Surface Vessels in 2020 defense bill
Dec 23, 2019 (UPI)
The ships, which are 164 feet long and operate without a crew, were requested by the Navy for 2020, with eight more to be bought in a five-year projection. The ...
HII launches USS John F. Kennedy ahead of further construction, testing
Dec 17, 2019 (UPI)
The Kennedy was guided down the river about a mile from Hungtington Ingalls' Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock 12 with the aid of six tugboats to the shipyard'...
Second China aircraft carrier enters service
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
The commissioning of the warship, named the Shandong, puts China in a small club of nations with multiple aircraft carriers, and the country is reportedly build...
Littoral combat ship designated USS St. Louis completes acceptance trials
Dec 16, 2019 (UPI)
The Freedom-class ship, currently designated LCS 19, will undergo fine-tuning and final outfitting before it is delivered to the Navy early in 2020. St. Louis i...
Two dead as Russian carrier fire extinguished
Dec 13, 2019 (AFP)
The fire on board the flagship Admiral Kuznetsov started on Thursday. One serviceman was found dead Thursday evening and the body of an officer was discovered F...
Nightforce nabs $53.7M contract to deliver rifle scopes for Navy
Dec 13, 2019 (UPI)
According to the contract announcement, the sighting scopes will provide magnification ranging from three times to less than or equal to seven times. The scopes...
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