Applying lessons from aircraft readiness to ships
The U.S. Navy’s supply corps will spend the next two years applying lessons from the service’s aircraft fleet to surface ship readiness.
After a 2018...
Autonomous boart rials in WA a success
The collaborative Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT) project has successfully completed the sea acceptance trials (including endurance trials) of the autonomously operated vessel, Sentinel, Australian...
Landing ships: huge cost blow-out
The Navy’s upcoming medium landing ship could cost billions more than the service plans, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office.
The...
US marines take delivery of Aussie boats
On April 11, 2024, The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG), an Australian manufacturer of tactical and specialized boats, announced having delivered the first two 11-meter...
US shipbuilder buys Australian steel
Major US military shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has made an initial purchase order of processed Australian steel from manufacturer Bisalloy Steel, to be...
Getting ahead with ship maintenance
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will study amphibious warship readiness and how the services can get ahead of ship maintenance challenges, Chief of...
New carrier strike group idea
When the destroyers The Sullivans and Delbert D. Black deployed in the fall to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, they joined the Gerald R. Ford...
Steel cutting of India’s new fleet support ship
A Steel Cutting ceremony of first of the five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) was held at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam on 10 April,...
US shipbuilding years behind
Several of the U.S. Navy’s top shipbuilding programs are running one year to three years behind schedule, as the service and the industrial base...
Report of US Constellation Class frigate program
On 4 April the US Congressional Research Service released a 32 page report on the US Constellation Class Frigate (FFG-62) Program. The US Navy...