Fincantieri Marine Systems North America (FMSNA), a company under the Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), has been awarded a contract for the provision of maintenance for the ..
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The US Navy recently decommissioned three of its Avenger-class mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels in separate ceremonies at Naval Base San Diego. USS Champion (pictured), ..
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) steams through the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 26, 2018. US Navy Photo
The Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan outlines a path forward that includes less near-term growth in fleet size but reaches and sustains a 355-ship fleet sooner than last year’s plan.
According to the “Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for Fiscal Year 2020,” the Navy would decommission its cruisers and mine countermeasures ships sooner, creating more...
Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM-14) travels through waters near the Korean peninsula during the annual Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MN MIWEX) on Oct. 19, 2018.
THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s mine warfare community is putting together a comprehensive plan to lay out the investments required for a successful transition from legacy mine countermeasures systems to more advanced capabilities.
The early-1980s Avenger-class MCM ships and the mid-1980s MH-53E Sea Dragon...
https://news.usni.org/2018/10/31/navy-crafting-master-plan-new-mine-warfare-capabilities
