Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and the U.S. 3rd Fleet conclude the first iteration of Pacific Dragon 2022, a recurring biennial multinational air and missile defense exercise.
U.S. Navy's Lewis and Clark- class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T- AKE -10) docks for repairs at the L&T shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai, on 07 August 2022.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced on 03 August that it has been awarded contracts valued in excess of $220 million to provide propulsion valves, pumps, and advanced instrumentation and control systems for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Columbia-class submarine and Ford-class aircraft carrier programs.
The U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations’ (CNO) Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2022 calls for 373 manned ships and 150 unmanned ships for a total of 523 (estimated) ships by 2045. The NAVPLAN breaks down the classification types and roles of these U.S. Navy vessels into their desired numbers and allotments.
U.S. Indo-Pacific command joint forces are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2022, June 6-17...
USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet region on May 28, marking the 1st time an LCS has deployed to the Middle East.
The U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof of concept exercise, May 12.
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class (Flight-IIA) destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina.
The U.S. Navy’s upcoming Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) is one of the top acquisition priorities for the U.S. Marine Corps in their strategy to counter China’s Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2AD)
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams of the US Navy arrived at Naval Station Rota, following a security patrol in the Gulf of Guinea, April 18, 2022.
