Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding Division has officially transferred ownership of a new San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship to the U.S. Navy. The delivery comes after the future USS Fort Lauderdale
MoreA new Huntington Ingalls Industries-built San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship demonstrated its construction quality and compliance with U.S. Navy requirements during recently completed acceptance trials. The milestone now allows the shipbuilding
MoreAt a news briefing, U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer discussed the service branch’s progress under the 2018 National Defense Strategy, DoD News reported Wednesday. The Navy plans to refine processes, employ Congressional acquisition authorizations and
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The U.S. Navy has announced it will commission the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock to be named USS Portland at the Port of Portland in Oregon during a ceremony to occur on Saturday. The Defense Department
MoreRep. Robert Wittman (R-Virginia) has said a threat analysis must take place in support of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to grow the U.S. Navy‘s fleet to 350 ships from the current 272 number, USNI
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