US Navy

At least 8 of the 49 swimmers who qualified to advance from Wave I of the US Olympic Swimming Trials to Wave II will not compete in the second competition in Omaha. Among the 9 was one of the best wave stories I’ve encountered: a pair of men from the …

As the US Navy’s first anti-submarine patrol aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon has been very busy in recent years in the European skies, searching for Russian submarines while being regularly intercepted by Russian jets in the sky. But in recent years, the aircraft’s mission capability rates have fallen below targets set …

June 11, 2021 through Gareth Jennings The US Navy (USN) has received the first of 130 Leonardo TH-73A training helicopters expected to be contracted for in the coming months, the manufacturer announced on June 10. The first of 130 TH-73A training helicopters was delivered to the US Navy on June …

Below is an opinion column from Sid Salter: The numbers are full of contradictions when you consider the future of US Navy shipbuilding and the impact the industry has on our nation and state. Let’s dive in, so to speak. First, let’s look at the global merchant fleet. What is …

YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Japan Naval Repair Facility and Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) completed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald reagan‘s (CVN 76) four months of Selected Limited Availability (SRA) under budget on May 13, 2021. The carrier’s project team managed the planning and execution of over 97,000 man-days of …

Scott Helmer, President, Aerospace and Defense, IFS Image Credit: Provided The US Navy turned to global aerospace and security firm Lockheed Martin and enterprise applications firm IFS to deliver an intelligent maintenance solution that will help its digital transformation of multiple legacy systems into one. unique logistics information, fully modernized …

Austal USA has been awarded a US $ 3.6 million functional design contract to prepare for construction of the new Navajo-class tow, rescue and rescue (T-ATS) vessel for the US Navy. Martin Manaranche June 07, 2021 Austal USA press release Austal USA will prepare a functional design for the T-ATS, …

The Chinese Navy is already larger than the US Navy and is on track to reach up to 500 ships by 2030, not even counting its militarized Coast Guard ships. This means that the US Navy could find itself too dispersed in the event that the Chinese maritime forces concentrated …

Submarines rank among the most intriguing military craft. Most people have been on planes and ships, but very few of us have traveled inside a submarine sliding in the depths of the ocean. The idea of ​​traveling underwater has long captured the imagination. In the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci …

MOBILE, Alabama (AP) – The Navy will name an Alabama-made ship on Saturday, naming it after Australia’s capital. The littoral combat ship will be the second ship named USS Canberra, according to a Navy press release sent on Friday. Australian Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos will deliver the keynote address and his …