Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** June 28, 2023 New Orleans, Louisiana – The Navy accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 107, on Jun. 28. The delivery of…
Navy establishes the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator — 1880
Release from Naval Information Forces Public Affairs Office ***** 27 June 2023 SUFFOLK, VA. – The Navy has announced the establishment of the Maritime Cyber Warfare Officer (MCWO) Designator via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 143/23. The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),…
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Returns to San Diego from Deployment
Release from U.S. Pacific Fleet ***** 28 June 2023 SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Ships from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (Nimitz CSG) returned to San Diego June 28, concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of…
HII’s Ingalls Shipyard Has Capacity for More Navy Shipbuilding
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — HII’s Ingalls Shipyard is always looking for opportunities for more shipbuilding work and its yard has the capacity to take on more work, a senior company official said, including future awards of new classes of frigates…
HII Delivers First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) to U.S. Navy
Release from HII ***** June 27, 2023 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (June 27, 2023) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), to the U.S. Navy today. Delivery of DDG 125 represents…
Austal USA Awarded U.S. Navy T-ATS 15 Contract
Release from Austal USA ***** JUNE 20, 2023 Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $79.2 million U.S. Navy contract option for the construction of T-ATS 15, a Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship. With the award, the company is…
Keel Authenticated for the Future USNS Point Loma
Release from Naval Sea Systems Command ***** June 27, 2023 By Team Ships Public Affairs Mobile, AL – The keel for the future USNS Point Loma, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class EPF Flight II…
USS Carl M. Levin Commissions in Baltimore
From Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs ***** Baltimore, MD — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120), June 24 in Baltimore. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, the…
Austal USA Celebrates Keel Laying for the Future USS Pierre (LCS 38) – The Final Independence LCS
Release from Austal USA ***** JUNE 19, 2023 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony late last week for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard. Ship sponsor Larissa…
Elbit America Selected for U.S. Navy Information Warfare Research Project
Release from Elbit America ***** The company’s autonomous system of systems prototype will be used to find, fix and track maritime targets FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 26, 2023 – Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) has been awarded a…