Navy picks former DDG commander to lead USS Fitzgerald probe
JUNE 26, 2017 — The Navy has named Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian Fort as lead for the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) investigation being conducted pursuant to the Manual of the Judge
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VIDEO: Bipartisan legislation pushes for 355 ship Navy
JUNE 22, 2017 — U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS., and Congressman Rob Wittman, R-VA., have introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would make it the policy of the United States to achieve the
Another prison term handed down in GDMA bribery scandal
JUNE 19, 2017 — Retired U.S. Navy Captain Michael Brooks, 59, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, was sentenced in federal court June 16 to 41 months in prison for his role in the
Heroic efforts saved Fitzgerald, but seven died in flooding
JUNE 19, 2017 — Damage to the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) following its June 17 collision with the containership ACX Crystal included a significant impact under the ship’s pilothouse on the starboard
VIDEO: Damaged Navy ship back in port, 7 crew missing
JUNE 17, 2016 — Sixteen hours after being involved in a collision with the Philippine-flagged merchant ship ACX Crystal while operating about 56 nautical miles off the coast of Japan, the USS
NASSCO awarded $105.3 million LHD 8 contract
JUNE 6, 2017 — General Dynamics – National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $105,386,981 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of fiscal 2017 dry-docking phased maintenance availability.
VIDEO: Newport News delivers Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
JUNE 2, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the first-of-class nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to the U.S. Navy on Wednesday.
Administration in apparent U-turn on LCS budget request
MAY 26, 2017 — The Trump Administration has reportedly done a U-turn on its decision to include just one Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in the FY 2018 Navy shipbuilding budget. House Armed
Only eight ships in FY2018 Navy shipbuilding budget
MAY 24, 2017 — If you thought the Trump Administration would kickstart the path to a 355 ship Navy in its FY 2018 budget submission, think again. Though the overall Navy budget
Australia takes wraps off Naval Shipbuilding Plan
MAY 16 —The Australian Government has released its much awaited Naval Shipbuilding Plan. It’s ambitious and expensive. The plan includes a massive injection of funds – A$1.3 billion, or just under US$1