Tag: US Navy
US Navy names two Virginia-class subs after Pearl Harbor battleships
The US Navy has announced it would name its two newest Virginia-class (SSN 774) fast-attack nuclear submarines after the American heroes who...
Harry S. Truman replaces Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East
The eighth US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), has started operations in the Middle East, a little...
Pentagon, Sikorsky tackle CH-53K King Stallion engine integration issues
The ongoing engine integration issue for the US Marine Corps' CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter has been resolved through joint efforts between...
HII launches second Ford-class carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the US Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News...
Construction starts on US Navy’s second John Lewis-class oiler
This is the first ship named after the Navy veteran and civil and human rights leader who became the first openly gay elected official in California in 1977.
US Navy’s 19th littoral combat ship completes acceptance trials
Future USS St. Louis, the US Navy's 19th littoral combat ship, has completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan.
US Navy receives 11th expeditionary fast transport vessel
The US Navy has taken delivery of its 11th expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessel, the future USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11), from...
US Navy christens 26th littoral combat ship Mobile (LCS 26)
The US Navy christened its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Mobile (LCS 26), in a ceremony on December...
US Navy christens second Ford-class carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
US shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a christening ceremony for the US Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F....
F-35B amphibious assault USS America joins US Navy’s Japan-based fleet
The US Navy's aviation-centric amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) has become part of the US 7th Fleet forward-deployed amphibious force...
