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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Engineering News

CNO Expresses Concern Over U.S. Navy’s Shipbuilding Industrial Base

“There’s some likelihood we’ll lose a builder,” commented Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations

November 4, 2014
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U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video
Navy

U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video

The U.S. Navy made aviation history Monday when an F-35C fighter jet made its first-ever arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier at sea off the coast of

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 214

Sea Power – Bringing Balance to the Force
Blog

Sea Power – Bringing Balance to the Force

It shouldn’t surprise any of us that combat at sea is the focus of the United States

November 4, 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014
Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)
Navy

Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the company’s 10th amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD

October 31, 2014
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
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Defense

Royal Navy Makes Major Drug Bust Off Bermuda

The British Royal Navy reports that HMS Argyll, a Type 23 frigate, has seized $15M (10M Pounds) worth of cocaine from a drug smuggling yacht off the coast of

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 98

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Navy

World’s Largest Naval Exercise Kicks Off in Persian Gulf

Being called the world’s largest naval exercise, this year’s International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) has just kicked off in the Persian Gulf.

October 30, 2014
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities
Defense

Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities

The U.S. Navy was off Camp Pendleton, California last week testing out its newfound seabasing and ship-to-shore capabilities with Military Sealift

October 27, 2014
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Ebola Fight: Royal Navy Medical Ship Deployed to West Africa
Navy

Ebola Fight: Royal Navy Medical Ship Deployed to West Africa

The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its efforts in the fight against Ebola with the deployment of troops, equipment and a medical ship to West Africa as

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 149

Monday, October 6, 2014
U.S. Navy Testing Unmanned Autonomous ‘Swarm’ Boats
Navy

U.S. Navy Testing Unmanned Autonomous ‘Swarm’ Boats

The U.S. Navy is testing a new type of artificial intelligence technology which allows for self-guided, unmanned boats to autonomously protect navy ships and

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 169

Thursday, October 2, 2014
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Defense

Russia Raises Scuttled Battle Cruiser Off Crimea

After being intentionally sunk this past March at the entrance to Donuzlav Bay in western Crimea in order to effectively block the movement of any Ukrainian

October 2, 2014
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
kongsberg naval strike missile
Defense

USS Coronado Fires Kongsberg-Designed Missile

There have been many articles published over the past few years criticizing the combat effectiveness of the Littoral Combat Ships built by both Austal and

October 1, 2014
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Video: Virginia-Class Submarine ‘John Warner’ Launched
Navy

Video: Virginia-Class Submarine ‘John Warner’ Launched

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has launched the Virginia-class submarine John Warner (SSN 785) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division,

September 17, 2014
Total Views: 221

usns fall river jhsv austal
Defense

U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel

The Navy recently accepted delivery of the fourth Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), the future USNS Fall River, from Austal USA.  This ceremony was marked on

September 17, 2014
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USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG 95)
Defense

U.S. Navy Command Triad Fired

In a rare move, US Fleet Forces Command announced the firing of the entire command leadership of the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG-96). 

September 17, 2014
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Sunday, September 14, 2014
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Defense

U.S. Navy Identifies Missing Pilot Following Collision Off Wake Island

On Sunday night, the U.S. Navy halted its search for the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet that crashed approximately 250 nautical miles off the coast of Wake Island

September 14, 2014
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Friday, September 12, 2014
Pilot Missing After Two U.S Navy Fighter Jets Crash in Pacific Ocean
Navy

Pilot Missing After Two U.S Navy Fighter Jets Crash in Pacific Ocean

A U.S. Navy pilot is missing and another was injured after two F/A-18 Hornets crashed into the Pacific Ocean, the Navy has

September 12, 2014
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Friday, September 5, 2014
Second Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carrier Will Enter Into Service -Cameron
Navy

Second Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carrier Will Enter Into Service -Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that an aircraft carrier currently being built - the second of two new such warships - would be brought

September 5, 2014
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
bpc dixmude mistral class
Defense

France Balks at Delivering New Warship to Russia

France will not deliver the first of two helicopter carriers to Russia for now because of Moscow's actions in eastern Ukraine, the French president's office

September 3, 2014
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Monday, September 1, 2014
Marine Corps Helicopter Crashes In Gulf of Aden While Landing Aboard Navy Ship
Incidents

Marine Corps Helicopter Crashes In Gulf of Aden While Landing Aboard Navy Ship

Only minor injuries are being reported after a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Aden today while attempting to land aboard a U.S. Navy ship,

September 1, 2014
Total Views: 248

Monday, August 18, 2014
U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons
Navy

U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons

A specially equipped U.S. ship has finished neutralizing all 600 metric tons of the most dangerous of Syria's chemical weapons components surrendered to the

August 18, 2014
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