The following is the May 17, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy LPD-17 Flight II Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress. The Navy wants to procure a total of 13 ...
Congressional decision-makers are working with the Navy to explore massively speeding up construction of its emerging fleet of new amphibious assault ships --- as part of an urgent push to expand the ...
The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) departs Naval Station Mayport on Feb. 7, 2018, for a scheduled six-month deployment. US Navy photo. CAPITOL HILL – Navy and Marine Corps ...
The USS San Antonio (LPD-17) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday, after spending 257 days at sea, traveling nearly 49,000 nautical miles ...
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has secured a $240 million contract to obtain materials and begin construction efforts for the U.S. Navy’s future LPD-32 amphibious transport dock.
July 5 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy's future amphibious transport dock, the USS Portland, is back at its shipyard in Mississippi after successfully completing Builder's Trials. The ship, built at Huntington ...
The Navy will bar aviators from commanding amphibious warships under a new policy favoring SWO leadership and readiness ...
The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) departed Huntington Ingalls Shipyard to conduct acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of ...
An HII (NYSE: HII) shipbuilding division will design and construct a third Flight II amphibious ship for the U.S. Navy under a $1.3 billion contract modification. The award comes nine months after ...
Amphibious transport dock New Orleans, right, sails alongside a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force craft on June 13, 2021. (MC3 Jomark Almazan/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy wants to buy one ...