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Future USS St. Louis completes acceptance trials, begins preparations for delivery
Future Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) successfully completed its acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, according to Lockheed Martin news release.
Now that trials...
U.S. Marine Corps upgrades its Utility Task Vehicles
The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has reported that Utility Task Vehicles are undergoing several upgrades designed to improve the safety and performance of...
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ‘harassed’ by 20 Iranian small craft
Iranian state news agency has released satellite image shows U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transited the Strait of Hormuz escorted by...
U.S. Navy held first at-sea refueling between Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and Independence-variant LCS
The U.S. Navy has announced that the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12)...
U.S. Marine Corps receives first modified MV-22 Osprey
The United States Marine Corps has received the first modified MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, according to a news release issued Wednesday by Bell Textron...
U.S. Navy christens newest aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy has christened its newest Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), during a ceremony on Saturday, December....
U.S. Navy uses fleet of commercial helicopters
The U.S. Navy has reported the new footage that showed that it uses a civil registration helicopter fleet in support of aircraft carriers and...
Lockheed Martin to equip future Spanish frigates with latest radars
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp, announced on Thursday that it recently signed a contract with Navantia to equip five new F-110 multimission...
Photo: USS Harry S. Truman transits Atlantic Ocean
The eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, USS Harry S. Truman, transits across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the support...
U.S. Navy to christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship
The Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Mobile (LCS 26), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday,...
U.S. Navy’s newest warship sinks vessel in western Atlantic
The U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command has confirmed that Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) sinks a vessel in the western Atlantic...
U.S. Navy taps General Dynamics for 9 new nuclear-powered fast attack submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat, wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, is awarded a multi-year modification to previously-awarded contract for construction of nine new Virginia-class...
USS Harry S. Truman begins flight operations in U.S. Sixth Fleet
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa said Sunday that the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) begins flight operations in U.S. Sixth Fleet to support...
USS John P. Murtha amphibious transport dock ship returns from 7-month deployment
The U.S. Navy said that the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), returned to San Diego.
The Sailors and Marines of...
Leaked photo: General Atomics offers possible Japenese helicopter destroyer conversion into aircraft carrier
Pictures of a possible Japanese helicopter destroyer JS Izumo conversion into a full-fledged aircraft carrier have appeared on social media.
Japan has grand ambitions to...
Iranian P-3 aircraft flew dangerously close to U.S. Navy warships
The U.S. Navy has released footage that shows an Iranian P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft flew dangerously close to the dry cargo and ammunition...
Pentagon awards Boeing with $172M contract to extend Super Hornet operational service life
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday that U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co. is awarded a $172,2 modification to a previously awarded contract...
U.S. Navy will christen new aircraft carrier at Newport News Shipbuilding
The U.S. Navy will christen the newest Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), during a 11 a.m. EST ceremony Saturday, Dec....