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Trump Praises FFG(X) Frigate During Shipyard Visit

Trump Praises FFG(X) Frigate During Shipyard Visit

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…

SNC Delivers First Comms Relay MC-130J to AFSOC

SNC Delivers First Comms Relay MC-130J to AFSOC

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…
HMS Kent Helps Protect Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth

HMS Kent Helps Protect Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth

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, …

US Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Oakland (LCS 24)

US Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Oakland (LCS 24)

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…

Northrop Delivers 50,000th Artillery Precision Guidance Kits

Northrop Delivers 50,000th Artillery Precision Guidance Kits

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…
Padre John Weir Foote: “Medaglia di Dio al Valor Militare”

Padre John Weir Foote: “Medaglia di Dio al Valor Militare”

“Se dovessi camminare in una valle oscura, non temerei alcun male, perché tu sei con me.” (Salmo 23, versetto 4)

Il 19 agosto 1942 sulle coste del nord della Francia, si consumò uno dei peggiori disastri alleati della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, ufficialmente nota come “Operazione Jubilee”, ma per tutti quanti da allora semplicemente, “lo sbarco di Dieppe”.


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