Tag: US Navy
The US Navy just decommissioned its first LCS after only 11...
Independence is the first of four littoral combat ships the navy plans to decommission this year. The youngest will retire after 9 years of service.
US Navy flies upgraded MQ-4C Triton for first time
The Integrated Functional Capability (IFC)-4 brings an enhanced multi-mission sensor capability to the navy's high altitude, long endurance Triton UAS.
US Navy kicks off 16th Pacific Partnership drill in Manila
Pacific Partnership brings Indo-Pacific nations together to prepare them for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness missions.
US Navy, MDA complete “most complex” SM-6 intercept test with 4...
The US Navy and MDA are not certain they managed to intercept both ballistic missiles with four SM-6 missiles during the test.
US Navy kicks off Shark Hunt in Northern Atlantic
The US Navy's European command has kicked off exercise Shark Hunt 2021, a multi-national anti-submarine warfare exercise being held in the Northern...
US destroyer Mustin returns home after 15-year stint in Japan
Mustin returned to the US to undergo modernization and will be replaced by Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114).
US Navy receives new berthing barge destined for Japan
The US Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 67 sailed away from VT Halter Marine’s shipyard this week en route...
US destroyer takes over air-defense command for UK Carrier Strike Group
US Navy guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) assumed the role of air defense commander for the Royal Navy's HMS...
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower returns from six-month Middle East deployment
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its carrier strike group returned home to Naval Station Norfolk on July 18 after operations in Europe and Middle East.
US Navy christens its first John Lewis-class fleet oiler
The future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship in the US Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, was christened in...
