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US Navy commissions its new Littoral Combat Ship
The U.S. Navy commissioned the newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), on 1 April. LCS 32 is the 32nd ship of the type and 16th of the Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS). “Littoral Combat Ships are versatile platforms. …
US Navy awards contract for construction of LPD 32
The U.S. Navy awarded HII a $1.3 billion modification to a previously awarded contract for procuring the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 32. HII said in a release that the resulting fixed-price-incentive contract totals…
US Navy buys new radars to modernize Flight IIA destroyers
U.S. Aerospace giant Raytheon announced Wednesday that it was awarded a $619 million Navy contract for SPY-6 family of radars. Raytheon said in a release that contract includes the first Flight IIA destroyers to be modernized with an upgraded radar. Th…
Turkish Navy receives new amphibious combat vehicles
Turkish Naval Forces Command, Amphibious Marine Brigade has received the first batch of the newest Marine Assault Vehicles (MAV), according to FNSS. According to a press release from the Turkish armored-vehicles manufacturer, MAV is developed within th…
North Korea arms its submarines with new cruise missiles
North Korean state media announced on Monday that its Armed Forces have successfully tested two submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCM) for the first time. State media said the “underwater launching drill” off the east coast serves as “proof of the r…
British Royal Navy seizes Iran’s ballistic missile components
British Royal Navy seized “anti-tank guided missiles” and missile components from an Iranian boat that was bound for Yemen, military officials announced Thursday. The operation, which occurred on Feb. 23, 2023, took place in the Gulf of Oma…
US Navy awards contract to Lockheed Martin for heavyweight torpedoes
Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded $16,8 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract in support of the Mark 48 heavyweight torpedo efforts. In a Feb. 24 contract announcement, the Navy said that this contract includes options that, if exercised, would brin…
HII builds new submarine-construction facility
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of manufacturing, broke ground on a new facility that will support nuclear submarine construction at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. As noted by…
US Marine Corps sends 1300 Marines to Europe
The U.S. Marine Corps has announced the deployment of 1300 Marines for months-long training during Marine Rotational Force-Europe. The Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa said in a release that Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), Cam…