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2012-05-18	U.S. Navy Dismisses Criticism of Littoral Combat Ship as Outdated, Inaccurate Senior U.S. Navy officials have mounted a vigorous campaign to rebut recent criticism of the Littoral Combat Ship program. The program is funding parallel development of two classes of high-speed w...	Lexington Institute	English
2012-05-18	GE Marine Delivers LM2500 Gas Turbines for U.S. Navy's New DDG 51 Restart Adopts Common Engine Program EVENDALE, Ohio \| GE Marine reports that it has delivered eight LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines that will power the United States Navy's DDG 113 and DDG 115 destroyers, in the DDG 51 resta...	GE Aviation	English
2012-05-18	U.S. Navy to Commissions Amphibious Transport Dock Ship San Diego The Navy will commission the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, May 19, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. The ship is named for t...	Department of Defense (United States)	English
2012-05-16	Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $133.7 Million Advance Procurement Contract for LPD 27 PASCAGOULA, Miss. \| Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $133.7 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract modification...	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)	English
2012-05-11	Littoral Combat Ship Gets Speiered The Navy's close-to-shore combat ship just hit some rougher seas. An amendment requiring the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program pas...	Project On Government Oversight (POGO)	English
2012-05-08	Secretary of the U.S. Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus announced May 7 the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval aviator who ...	Department of Defense (United States)	English
2012-05-08	Third Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials MARINETTE, Wis. \| The United States' third Littoral Combat Ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), successfully completed its U.S. Navy acceptance trials and will be delivered to the Navy this summer. Fo...	Lockheed Martin Corporation	English
2012-05-07	JHSV 3 Keel Authenticated MOBILE, Ala. \| Austal USA held a keel laying ceremony for Joint High Speed Vessel Fortitude (JHSV 3) at its shipyard in Mobile, Ala., May 3, symbolically recognizing the beginning of ship construct...	U.S. Navy	English
2012-05-07	Secretary of the U.S. Navy Announces LHA 7 to be Named USS Tripoli Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus announced May 4 the selection of USS Tripoli as the name for the Navy’s next large-deck amphibious assault ship (LHA 7). The USS Tripoli will be the third sh...	Department of Defense (United States)	English
2012-05-06	General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) SAN DIEGO \| General Dynamics NASSCO today launched the U.S. Navy's newest resupply ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14). The ship is named in honor of Cesar Estrada Chavez, the labor leader who found...	General Dynamics NASSCO	English

2012-05-18

U.S. Navy Dismisses Criticism of Littoral Combat Ship as Outdated, Inaccurate

Senior U.S. Navy officials have mounted a vigorous campaign to rebut recent criticism of the Littoral Combat Ship program. The program is funding parallel development of two classes of high-speed w...

Lexington Institute

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-18

GE Marine Delivers LM2500 Gas Turbines for U.S. Navy's New DDG 51 Restart Adopts Common Engine Program

EVENDALE, Ohio | GE Marine reports that it has delivered eight LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines that will power the United States Navy's DDG 113 and DDG 115 destroyers, in the DDG 51 resta...

GE Aviation

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-18

U.S. Navy to Commissions Amphibious Transport Dock Ship San Diego

The Navy will commission the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, May 19, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. The ship is named for t...

Department of Defense (United States)

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-16

USS San Diego (LPD-22) launching, 7 May 2010, at the Ingalls Shipyard. (Photo: Bill Gonyo) Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $133.7 Million Advance Procurement Contract for LPD 27

PASCAGOULA, Miss. | Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $133.7 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract modification...

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-11

Littoral Combat Ship Gets Speiered

The Navy's close-to-shore combat ship just hit some rougher seas. An amendment requiring the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program pas...

Project On Government Oversight (POGO)

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-08

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus announced May 7 the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval aviator who ...

Department of Defense (United States)

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-08

Third Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials

MARINETTE, Wis. | The United States' third Littoral Combat Ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), successfully completed its U.S. Navy acceptance trials and will be delivered to the Navy this summer. Fo...

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-07

JHSV 3 Keel Authenticated

MOBILE, Ala. | Austal USA held a keel laying ceremony for Joint High Speed Vessel Fortitude (JHSV 3) at its shipyard in Mobile, Ala., May 3, symbolically recognizing the beginning of ship construct...

U.S. Navy

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-07

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Announces LHA 7 to be Named USS Tripoli

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus announced May 4 the selection of USS Tripoli as the name for the Navy’s next large-deck amphibious assault ship (LHA 7). The USS Tripoli will be the third sh...

Department of Defense (United States)

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English

2012-05-06

USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) is underway in the Arabian Sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy, Edwardo Proan) General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14)

SAN DIEGO | General Dynamics NASSCO today launched the U.S. Navy's newest resupply ship, USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14). The ship is named in honor of Cesar Estrada Chavez, the labor leader who found...

General Dynamics NASSCO

Naval Platforms & Equipment

English


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