The US Navy christened its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) in a ceremony at Austal USA’s Mobile, Alabama facilities on Saturday, May 18. The future USS Pierre is the second US Navy ship named in honour of the capital city of South Dakota. Following delivery, it will join its...
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Four-nation maritime cooperative activity concluded in Philippines’ EEZ waters
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the US Indo-Pacific Command, the Australian Defence Force, and the Japan Self-Defence Forces successfully conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the waters west of the Philippines on Sunday, April 7, the AFP said in a statement....
Austal USA delivers the future USS Kingsville
As production of the Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) program approaches its planned closure, Austal USA has delivered the next to final ship of the trimaran-hulled Independence-variant LCS series, the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36). Kingsville is the 18th Independence-variant delivered by the Mobile, Ala., shipbuilder and the first U.S. Navy vessel to be named after the Texas city that is home to Naval Air Station Kingsville and is directly tied to the historic King Ranch.
Delivery documents...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | October 3 – Italian and Australian patrol vessels plus US Navy surface ships
The US Navy welcomes a surface combatant into service while the Italian Navy takes delivery of a new offshore patrol ship. Construction continues on a future US Navy aircraft-capable amphibious ship. Finally, a Western Australia government office places an order for a multi-role vessel that will be built locally. US Navy commissions littoral combat ship […]
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | September 21 – Danish-designed Arctic frigate, US Navy’s newest littoral combat ship and more
The US and Russian navies commission new surface combatants into service as a UK builder lays the keel of the second in a new class of Royal Navy frigates. A Danish design firm meanwhile unveils a multi-role naval vessel capable of operating in Arctic waters. US Navy commissions littoral combat ship Marinette The US Navy […]
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | July 25 – Singapore’s newest submarine, Hellenic Navy frigate construction and more
The US Navy commissions a new littoral combat ship as the US Coast Guard and the Republic of Singapore Navy take delivery of a fast cutter and a submarine, respectively. ..
Navy Raises Battle Force Goal to 381 Ships in Classified Report to Congress
Guided-missile destroyer Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG-124) in dry dock at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in June 2023. BIW Photo
The Navy is now more than 80 ships short of the latest estimate of what the sea service thinks it needs to fulfill the Biden administration’s national security strategy.
The Battle Force Ship Assessment and Requirement, a congressionally-mandated report, requires 381 ships, up from 373 in the 2022 report, the first year it was released. As of Monday, the Navy’s battle...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | May 19 – Russian and Qatari corvettes plus US Navy and Coast Guard surface vessels
It’s an all-delivery roundup with new corvettes for the Qatari and Russian navies, a littoral combat ship for the US Navy, and a fast cutter for the US Coast Guard. Lit ..
Navy Talks Details on LCS Mine Countermeasures Mission Package
MCM UUV in the mission bay of an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship. US Navy Photo
After several years of delays, the Navy’s mine countermeasures mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship has finally reached its initial operating capability.
Last year, the Navy tested the mission package and its systems aboard Independence-class LCS USS Cincinnati (LCS-20), leading the service to announce last week that the MCM mission package achieved the IOC milestone.
The mission package includes...
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | May 12 – Israeli AUV, Falklands fisheries patrol boat and more
The US Navy commissions its newest littoral combat ship while new patrol vessels are delivered to the Falkland Islands government and a sheriff’s office in Louisiana. T ..
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