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Royal Navy’s Final Batch 2 OPV Sails to Her New Home Port

Royal Navy’s Final Batch 2 OPV Sails to Her New Home Port

HMS Spey, the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), departed BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow today on her delivery voyage to her new home of Portsmouth Naval Base.

HMS Spey’s departure marks the completion of the Batch 2 OPV programme build phase, which has seen BAE S…

Sikorsky to Build Six More CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters

Sikorsky to Build Six More CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters

STRATFORD, Conn. — Sikorsky will build six additional production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new contract for the U.S. Navy. The aircraft will further support the U.S. Marine Corps in its mission to conduct expeditionary heavy-lift assault transport of armored vehicles, equipment and …
Another Littoral Combat Ship Breaks Down During Deployment

Another Littoral Combat Ship Breaks Down During Deployment

WASHINGTON — The littoral combat ship Detroit is limping back to Mayport, Florida from a deployment to South America in a move that marks the latest setback for the Freedom variant’s complicated propulsion system.

Three sources familiar with the situation told Defense News the casualty is in De…


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