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Oman allows US military to use its ports

Mar 24, 2019 (AFP)

The state-run Oman News Agency said the "framework agreement" was aimed at bolstering "Omani-American military relations" in a report on its English-language we...

BAE nabs $41.8M for work on USS Anchorage

Mar 22, 2019 (UPI)

The contract, announced on Thursday by the Defense Department, calls for "completing, coordinating, and integrating multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair, ...

USS Harry Truman leaves port after three months of maintenance, training

Mar 19, 2019 (UPI)

The massive, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and the accompanying ships in its Strike Group traveled to Canada, Iceland, Great Britain and north of the Arctic Cir...

Northrop Grumman awarded $45.5M for LCS mission module support

Mar 18, 2019 (UPI)

The Defense Department announced the contract for engineering services to the program, a cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to a previously awarded ...

Australia to launch Indian Ocean military exercises from Colombo

Mar 15, 2019 (AFP)

Some 1,000 Australian security personnel in four naval ships and a military aircraft will participate in the biggest joint exercise yet with their Sri Lankan co...

Navy to honor Navajo Nation with new class of vessels

Mar 14, 2019 (UPI)

The new class of vessels will be involved in towing, salvage and rescue operations and will replace the current T-ATF 166 and T-ARS 50 class ships in service wi...

Destroyer USS Zumwalt heads to Canada for first deployment

Mar 11, 2019 (UPI)

The destroyer was seen departing just before 11 a.m. Friday, USNI News reported. The ship then headed out for open Pacific as part of the deployment, which the ...

Transcom chief: U.S. sealift fleet needs an upgrade

Mar 08, 2019 (UPI)

Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, Transcom commander, testified on Thursday at a joint hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's panels on readiness and on sea pow...

India signs $3 bn submarine deal with Russia: reports

Mar 08, 2019 (AFP)

The deal -- which according to the reports took months to negotiate -- comes as tensions run high between India and Pakistan following their biggest standoff in...

Second weapons elevator completed on USS Gerald R. Ford

Mar 07, 2019 (UPI)

Upper Stage #3 was turned over to the ship on Feb. 14 at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia where the carrier is undergoing pos...

GenDyn nets $191M for USS South Dakota post-delivery work

Mar 05, 2019 (UPI)

The Defense Department announced the three contracts Monday, which include $76.2 million for planning and execution efforts and alterations; $60 million for add...

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sets off for Asia

Mar 05, 2019 (AFP)

"There are departures that leave a bitter taste in one's mouth, but not yours. Yours already has the taste of victory," French Defence Minister Florence Parly t...

USS Charleston commissioned as 16th LCS to enter Naval fleet

Mar 04, 2019 (UPI)

Charlotte Riley ordered "man our ship and bring her to life!" during the ceremony Saturday at the Columbus Street Terminal in South Carolina's oldest and bigges...

General Atomics nets $11.7M for parts on Ford-class EMALS system

Mar 04, 2019 (UPI)

The EMALS support order, which is based upon a previously issued basic ordering agreement, provides for 181 various line items for initial spares acquisition, t...

Austal to modify bow section engineering on two Navy EPF vessels

Mar 04, 2019 (UPI)

The company, headquartered in Mobile, Ala., will incorporate changes to the structural bow section of two of the Navy's under construction Expeditionary Fast Tr...

Thales to build 3 new frigates for Netherlands, Belgium

Feb 28, 2019 (UPI)

France-based Thales will replace two Dutch and two Belgian M-class frigates with an Above Water Warfare System, according to news release Thursday. The contract...

British Royal Navy to name next sub HMS Warspite

Feb 25, 2019 (UPI)

Secretary Gavin Williamson revealed the name as he toured a Rolls-Royce Submarines power plant facility in Raynesway, England. Williamson also formally awarded ...

Marine Corps, Navy to address poor housing conditions on-, off-base

Feb 25, 2019 (UPI)

More than half of families rated housing "very negative" or "negative" in a recent online survey, and military spouses earlier this month detailed problems duri...

BAE awarded $23.2M contract for post shakedown of USS Thomas Hudner

Feb 22, 2019 (UPI)

The contract also includes an option for post shakedown of the future USS Paul Ignatius, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. With options, the new con...

Submarine deal shows France-Australia ties in 'new phase'

Feb 22, 2019 (AFP)

Australia announced last week that it had finalised a Aus$50 billion ($35 billion) deal to buy 12 attack-class submarines from the Naval Group consortium, partl...