Damen Shipyards Cape Town Launches South African Navy’s First of Three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels
On 25 March 2021, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three Multi‑Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured …
Naval Forces
Boeing Inducts First EA-18G Growler for U.S. Navy Modification Program
Boeing has started a five-year modification program for the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler fleet with the induction of the first …
Metal Shark to Develop Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for U.S. Marine Corps
Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for …
Navy’s Fleet Replenishment Oiler Recapitalization Making Headway
The future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s first-in-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler, launched from General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding …
Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Vessel Sails, Participates Autonomously in Exercise Dawn Blitz
By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News
A Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel, part of a partnership between the Defense …
Boeing Super Hornet Demonstrates Ski-jump Launch Capability
Boeing and the U.S. Navy proved recently that the F/A-18 Super Hornet can operate from a “ski-jump” ramp, demonstrating the …
Navy Helps Small Companies Engage With Experimentation
The Department of Navy (DoN) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Experimentation Cell (DoN SEC) connects SBIR innovators with the DoN …
Boeing’s Autonomous MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight with Aerial Refueling Store
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an …
Seabees and Marines Power III MEF and MCIPAC
Day in and day out U.S. Navy Seabees work to fulfill their motto “We build, we fight, we do”, training …
Navy Will Decommission USS Bonhomme Richard
After thorough consideration, the Navy has decided to decommission USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, due …