Maersk ship targeted by Houthi missile
The Maersk containership Maersk Hamburg has become the third ship in the past few days to be targeted by a Houthi missile attack. Multiple media sources, including the AP, identify the ship
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Navy awards multi-year contracts for nine Flight III destroyers
The Navy yesterday awarded multi-year construction contracts for nine DDG 51 class destroyers. Three will be built at GD Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, one each in FY 2023, 2024, and 2026.
Navy takes delivery of first Flight III destroyer
The Navy accepted delivery of the future guided missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), its first Flight III destroyer, from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on June 27.
First Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer completes acceptance trials
The future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) has successfully completed acceptance trials, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on May 18. DDG 125 is the first Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
House Seapower panel set to add second destroyer to Navy budget
The House Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces today released its proposals for the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The subcommittee will meet tomorrow for its mark up of the
Senate Armed Services adds a second destroyer to Navy budget
The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed a version of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that puts back the second Arleigh Burke class destroyer that the Navy had cut from
Navy awards BAE Jacksonville contract for modernization of two destroyers
BAE Systems has won an $83.5 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the guided-missile destroyers USS Carney (DDG 64) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). The modernization work will be performed
Navy supports San Diego destroyer double drydocking
BAE Systems San Diego shipyard has successfully drydocked two destroyers, stern-to-stern, in its Pride of California floating dry dock. The dock is the shipyard’s largest, with a length of 950 ft, breadth
BAE San Diego will tandem drydock two destroyers
BAE Systems has been awarded $170.7 million in contracts from the U.S. Navy to perform simultaneous maintenance and repair on two Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyers in its San Diego shipyard.
Navy names future destroyer in honor of WWII Coast Guard hero
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Richard V. Spencer has announced that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 132, is to be named in honor of U.S.Coast Guard Capt. Quentin Walsh, who