Etiqueta: United States Navy
With its refloating, HII advances in the modernization of the U.S. Navy’s USS Zumwalt hypersonic missile destroyer
Last Friday, December 6, the U.S. company HII announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division had successfully refloated the U.S. Navy's USS Zumwalt hypersonic missile destroyer, which is currently undergoing a modernization process. This milestone represents significant progress for the program, with the next step...
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has left the South China Sea and is heading toward the Philippine Sea
After leaving the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is now operating in the Philippine Sea as part of its return to the operational area of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, to which it was originally assigned. This report...
General Atomics will develop a new 155 mm maneuverable artillery projectile for the U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (US Navy) has selected General Atomics to develop a new long-range maneuverable artillery projectile (Long Range Maneuvering Projectile, LRMP). This initiative is aimed at presenting a prototype as a solution to provide new defensive attack capabilities over great distances using...
Half of the U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault ship fleet is in poor material condition
The U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship fleet is reportedly facing significant challenges in maintaining full operational capability, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report, published this Tuesday, states that nearly half of these vessels are in poor material...
The USS George Washington has finally arrived in Japan to begin its role as the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier in the Pacific
With its arrival in Yokosuka, Japan, on November 22, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) has officially assumed its role as the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier in the Pacific region, relieving the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The ship’s arrival at...
HII prepares to begin the simultaneous construction of two new nuclear aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy
Last week, U.S. shipbuilder HII reported that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division received the new mid-hull section of the USS Enterprise (CVN 80), which belongs to the Gerald R. Ford class. With this development, the company's personnel are preparing to begin assembling two...
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington prepares to finally arrive in Japan
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is expected to arrive tomorrow at its new homeport in Yokosuka, Japan, where it will replace the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) as the flagship of the Forward-Deployed Naval Force-Japan (FDNF-J). However, this is not the...
The modernization of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy has been completed
This Monday, November 18, the U.S. Navy announced that the modernization process of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier has been completed, with Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in charge of the operation. After successfully completing the corresponding tests over the weekend, the vessel...
