MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA celebrated the keel laying of the future littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at its ship manufacturing facility on Feb. 23, the company said in a release. Kingsville will be an Independence-variant LCS, one…
Keel of LPD Harrisburg Authenticated at Ingalls Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division ceremonially has authenticated the keel of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30), the company said Feb. 23. The ship’s sponsor, Alexandra Curry, a resident of Middletown, Pennsylvania, and wife…
Bell Begins Production on Czech Republic AH-1Z Helicopter
AMARILLO, Texas — Bell Textron, a Textron company, has started production of the first AH-1Z Viper for the Czech Republic at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center, the company said Feb. 23. The production of the Viper joins UH-1Y production as part…
NATO ASW Exercise Under Way off Sicily
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — While the NATO maritime forces have had to navigate around the rocks and shoals of the global pandemic, it has not stopped them from exercising and raising their game in looking for adversary submarines in the Mediterranean….
Noble Fusion 2022 Prepares Maritime Forces for Distributed Maritime Operations in the Pacific
PACIFIC OCEAN — A multi-national and multi-strike group conducted a sweeping series of operations the Western Pacific earlier this month. Noble Fusion 2022 took place Feb. 3-7, involving two Amphibious Ready Groups with embarked Marine Expeditionary Units along with a…
First Sea Lord: Royal Navy Is ‘Back to the Modern Era,’ Tilting to the Indo-Pacific
ARLINGTON, Va. — The head of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy said his fleet is modernizing and expanding its reach around the world to respond to the current and future challenges. “It’s the end of the beginning for us, “Adm….
Navy Orders Six CH-53K Helicopters for Israel
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has ordered six CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the Israeli air force, following an agreement signed in December. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Sikorsky Aircraft a $372 million fixed-price incentive contract modification under…
Bell to Advance U.S. DoD High-Speed VTOL Capabilities
Fort Worth, Texas — Bell Textron Inc. has advanced to the next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command, the company said Feb. 16….
Boeing to Offer the P-8A Poseidon for Canada’s Multi-Mission Aircraft Project
OTTAWA, Ontario — Boeing announced on Feb. 10 its intent to offer the P-8A Poseidon in response to Canada’s request for information for long-range maritime patrol aircraft. The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project will replace the Royal Canadian Air Force fleet…
Two Sea Cadet Units Qualify for National CyberPatriot Finals
BETHESDA, Maryland — The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps has qualified two teams to compete in the CyberPatriot National Final team competition set for March 17-21 in Bethesda, Maryland. Sacramento Division and Band of the West Division will represent the…
