The US Navy took delivery of its newest amphibious transport dock (LPD), the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr., in a ceremony on Thursday, April 11. Built by Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship honours US Navy veteran and Medal of Honor...
US defence shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) recently unveiled a new variant of an existing series of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). Each example of the craft will have a compact, two-person-portable design, the ability to easily integrate various payloads, a maximum operating...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed the acceptance trials of amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final Flight I LPD transition ship before Ingalls moves into serial production of the LPD Flight II line.
As we reported earlier, the vessel completed builder’s trials last month.
”We have had a successful trial and it is only through the efforts of our shipbuilders and our dedicated Navy and...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/ingalls-completes-acceptance-trials-of-final-flight-i-lpd/
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully completed initial sea trials of the Virginia-class attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796)
SSN 79 spent several days at sea to test the boat’s systems and components. Testing included submerging the submarine for the first time and conducting high-speed maneuvers while on the surface and submerged. NNS teams will continue the testing program ahead of delivering the boat to the U.S. Navy.
“T...
https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/ssn-796-successfully-completes-its-initial-sea-trials/
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division launched the future US Navy attack submarine USS Massachusetts at its facilities in Virginia on Friday, February 23. The future Massachusetts is the 25th Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine and will be the 12th delivered...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of the amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). Launched in January 2022, the San Antonio-class ship spent time in the Gulf of Mexico testing all systems in preparation for the remaining events that will occur prior to delivery of the ship, expected to occur in the spring.
“Our shipbuilders have worked hard to get LPD 29 to sea,” said...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has been awarded an advanced planning contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
The CVN 75 RCOH contract, which has a total potential value of $913 million, includes engineering, design, material procurement and fabrication, documentation, resource forecasting and pre-overhaul inspections.
“Comprehensive planning is...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/newport-news-awarded-cvn-75-rcoh-worth-potential-913-million/
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has delivered the stern of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine stern to General Dynamics Electric Boat. Transported on GD Electric Boat’s Bollinger-built 400-foot-long ocean transport barge Holland to its facility in Quonset Point, R.I., the first Columbia-class stern delivery marked a significant milestone in the Columbia class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program.
The first Columbia-class...
The Egyptian Navy acquires a new warship and a patrol workboat is handed over to a lake protection agency on the US East Coast. Construction is meanwhile underway on future surface combatants for the US and Spanish navies. Egyptian Navy takes delivery of third Al-Aziz-class frigate German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has delivered the […]
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The Spanish Navy takes delivery of a new submarine as a future Israeli Navy patrol boat is launched into the water for the first time. The US Navy christens an amphibious assault ship. Finally, a Dutch-German partnership begins construction of a new frigate for the German Navy. Lead boat of new...