Navy

Littoral Combat Ship from Austal USA. Austal USA photo

Military vessels are rolling out of Gulf Coast shipyards

Ken Hocke

The goal of the laboratory, called the Accelerator for Innovation in the Maritime Ecosystem or AIME, will be to enable ideation, collaboration, cross-pollination and integration amongst and between maritime industry peers in order to accelerate industry innovation especially within, but not limited to, the professional and military segments. Ocean Craft Marine photo.

Ocean Craft Marine creates first maritime innovation lab

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50614406401_268f597319_c — Each aluminum trimaran LCS has a displacement of 3,200 MT, a 15.1' draft and is powered by a pair of 12,200-hp

Austal USA delivers the future LCS 26 to Navy

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50460986362_5c13ed29fd_c — LCS Mobile during acceptance trials, which involve the execution of intense comprehensive tests by the Austal USA-led industry team while underway, Austal USA photo

Third Austal USA-built Navy ship completes acceptance trials this year

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Betelgeuse - 102 Dominican Republic — The vessel has been delivered to the Dominican Republic under a $54 million U.S. Navy contract awarded to Metal Shark to produce up to 13 85' Defiant-class patrol craft for U.S. partner nations. Metal Shark photo

Metal Shark delivers 85' patrol boat to the Dominican Republic

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Navy autonomous surface vehicle — An autonomous surface vehicle is launched at the Port of Gulfport, Miss., during the Navy's Advanced Naval Technology Exercise in 2019. Navy photo

NOAA, Navy to increase U.S. unmanned maritime systems operations

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2011_November_OTW_DSC_6466-640x336 — Austal USA held christening ceremonies in September 2011 for the U.S. Navy’s first Joint High-Speed Vessel (JHSV) — the Spearhead. At that time the vessel was called the Joint High-Speed Vessel until the Navy changed it to Expeditionary Fast Transport so

Austal USA completes sea trials for Navy fast transport vessel

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Screen Shot 2020-07-06 at 2.54.29 PM — The ship is the lead ship of the Supply-class fast combat support ships. U.S. Navy photo

Alabama Shipyard to overhaul MSC fast combat support ship

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50016789868_5874b03928_c — The 421'6"x103.7' Independence-variant LCS is the most recent step in the small surface combatant evolution. Austal USA photo

Austal USA delivers 12th LCS to Navy

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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) — U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christian Akins, assigned to Naval Hospital Guam, takes a nasal sample from a U.S. sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt as part of a public health outbreak investigation April 22, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by

Navy releases findings from USS Theodore Roosevelt Covid-19 outbreak investigation

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USS Kidd Covid 19 — Chief Cryptologic Technician Marisol Swenney and Senior Chief Fire Controlman Michael Miller confirm muster sheets during crew swap, the next phase of recovery for the USS Kidd. The Navy re-tested the crew for COVID-19 and transferred nearly 90 confirmed

Navy releases Covid-19 operational guidance

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