Monthly Archive: Giugno 2020

The Navy awarded a contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the guided-missile frigate (FFG(X)), April 30.

The contract, which could eventually total up to $5.5 billion, is for detail design and construction of 10 frigates, awarded to Fincantieri Marinette Mari…

SPARKS, Nev. — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) the first MC-130J equipped with the advanced Airborne Mission Networking (AbMN) secure communications suite. The AbMN suite improves interoperability between special operations platforms as…

The seas around Britain’s biggest warship churned red as the Navy developed tactics to protect HMS Queen Elizabeth from all manner of attacks.

For five days, the Portsmouth-based carrier worked side-by-side with frigate HMS Kent and her Merlin helicopter as every perceivable threat – air attack, …

MOBILE, Ala. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) June 26 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.

Oakland is the 22nd littoral combat ship (LCS) and the 12th of the Independence variant to join the fleet. Its delivery marks the official transfer of the shi…

PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today that the company has surpassed the production and delivery of 50,000 Precision Guidance Kits (PGK) for 155mm artillery projectiles. Recently, the company signed a $137 million modification to its base contract for PGK production with t…