U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Hué City (CG 66) was inducted into the Cruiser Modernization program, Sept. 30, at Norfolk Naval Base, entering a period of major overhaul and modernization.

Air New Zealand's Gas Turbines business has won a third significant contract to service US Navy LM2500 Power Turbines, worth more than USD $17 million, the company stated on April 26.