Coast Guard, Navy Begin High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) Patrol
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy began their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific under the Oceania …
Naval Forces
The Other Aircraft Carrier Named HMS Queen Elizabeth Was a ‘Might Have Been’ of Naval History
This story was originally published on July 2, 2014
The Royal Navy will formally name its newest aircraft carrier HMS …
USS Tripoli Marks Significant Steps Toward Fleet Tasking With Fitting Out Availability, Sea Trials
By Team Ships Public Affairs and USS Tripoli Public Affairs
USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the second amphibious assault ship in …
Damen Shipyards Cape Town Launches South African Navy’s First of Three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels
On 25 March 2021, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three Multi‑Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured …
Boeing Inducts First EA-18G Growler for U.S. Navy Modification Program
Boeing has started a five-year modification program for the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler fleet with the induction of the first …
Metal Shark to Develop Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for U.S. Marine Corps
Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for …
Navy’s Fleet Replenishment Oiler Recapitalization Making Headway
The future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s first-in-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler, launched from General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding …
Ghost Fleet Overlord Unmanned Vessel Sails, Participates Autonomously in Exercise Dawn Blitz
By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News
A Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel, part of a partnership between the Defense …
Boeing Super Hornet Demonstrates Ski-jump Launch Capability
Boeing and the U.S. Navy proved recently that the F/A-18 Super Hornet can operate from a “ski-jump” ramp, demonstrating the …
Navy Helps Small Companies Engage With Experimentation
The Department of Navy (DoN) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Experimentation Cell (DoN SEC) connects SBIR innovators with the DoN …