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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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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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Friday, October 31, 2014
Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)
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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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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Video: Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) Launched at Marinette Marine
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Video: Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) Launched at Marinette Marine

A Lockheed Martin-led team launched the United States Navy's seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Detroit, into the Menominee River this weekend

October 21, 2014
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Video: Virginia-Class Submarine ‘John Warner’ Launched
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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
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Monday, July 14, 2014
PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action
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PHOTOS: U.S. Navy’s New Mobile Landing Platform in Action

This month twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are in and around the Hawaiian Islands for the world's

July 14, 2014
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
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U.S. Navy Warns It Can’t Meet Funding Needs in New 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan

The U.S. Navy can’t meet its funding needs for surface warships and a new class of nuclear attack submarines from 2025 to 2034, according to the service’s

July 8, 2014
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
U.S. Navy Christens New High-Tech Warship
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U.S. Navy Christens New High-Tech Warship

The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened its newest warship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), during a ceremony at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine where

April 13, 2014
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Monday, March 17, 2014
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant
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U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Variant

The U.S. Navy says it has awarded General Dynamics NASSCO a $128.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of a previously announced variant to

March 17, 2014
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship
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USS Somerset – Meet the U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship

The Navy's newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Somerset (LPD 25), was commissioned during a ceremony Saturday at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia,

March 2, 2014
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment
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U.S. Navy’s First JHSV Departs on Maiden Deployment

The U.S. Navy's first joint high-speed vessel departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story in Virginia Thursday on its maiden deployment to the

January 16, 2014
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Pentagon to Cut U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Order by 20
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Pentagon to Cut U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Order by 20

The Pentagon has given the U.S. Navy preliminary instructions to buy 32 of its troubled Littoral Combat Ships instead of the 52 previously planned, according

January 16, 2014
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Unreleased GAO Report Deals Latest Blow to Troubled LCS Program
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Unreleased GAO Report Deals Latest Blow to Troubled LCS Program

By Tony Capaccio Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship lacks the robust communications systems needed to transmit critical

November 19, 2013
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Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Launch
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Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Launch

On Sunday, November 17, 2013, the first-of-class aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), was launched into the the James River for the

November 19, 2013
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Friday, November 8, 2013
U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Aircraft Carrier, Gerald R. Ford, Set for Saturday Christening
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U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Aircraft Carrier, Gerald R. Ford, Set for Saturday Christening

Less than 24 hours to go until the christening of the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN

November 8, 2013
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
WATCH: Time-Lapse Shows Zumwalt DDG1000 Transfer and Float Off
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WATCH: Time-Lapse Shows Zumwalt DDG1000 Transfer and Float Off

On October 28, 2013, the first of three new-generation stealth destroyers for the U.S. Navy, the ZUMWALT (DDG 1000), was launched at Bath Iron Works shipyard

November 5, 2013
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – First Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyer Launched in Maine
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Ship Photos of The Day – First Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyer Launched in Maine

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Monday successfully launched the Navy's first Zumwalt-class destroyer at their Bath, Maine

October 29, 2013
Total Views: 228

Friday, October 11, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock Flooded
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Ship Photos of The Day – Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Dry Dock Flooded

Huntington Ingalls' Newport News Shipbuilding began flooding the dry dock today where the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has been under construction

October 11, 2013
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Shutdown Postpones USS Zumwalt Christening
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Shutdown Postpones USS Zumwalt Christening

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has forced the U.S. Navy to cancel the christening of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) originally scheduled for Oct.

October 11, 2013
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility
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Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced Wednesday that it will be closing its Gulfport, Mississippi facility as a result of cuts in U.S. Navy

September 4, 2013
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Monday, July 22, 2013
At Sea Generator Problems Force USS Freedom Back To Singapore
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At Sea Generator Problems Force USS Freedom Back To Singapore

Incident is the latest in a series of problems faced by the new Littoral Combat Ship on its first major overseas deployment.

July 22, 2013
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