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November 29, 2018

USS John S. McCain Leaves Dry Dock, Continues Repairs in Yokosuka

U.S. Navy: YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) — USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) achieved a major milestone this week as it

November 13, 2018

Bath Iron Works starts construction of USS Patrick Gallagher

UPI: Nov. 12 (UPI) — Construction of DDG 127, to be christened the USS Patrick Gallagher, has started at General

November 6, 2018

RAN’s HMAS Hobart tests communications capability with USS John Finn

Naval Technology: The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has tested communications capabilities with the US

October 29, 2018

U.S. missile defense system intercepts medium-range missile in test

Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it successfully tested a key missile defense system on Friday, in a

October 26, 2018

U.S. Successfully Conducts SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test

MDA: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG-113) successfully conducted an intercept

October 23, 2018

US sails warships through Taiwan Strait amid tensions with China

CNN: (CNN)The US Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait Monday, a show of force that is bound to

October 2, 2018

Blame a Spark Plug for U.S.-Japan Missile Failure, Pentagon Says

Bloomberg: A device that’s like a spark plug, not a design flaw, was behind the high-profile failure of a U.S.-Japanese

September 28, 2018

Navy awards $9B to HII, Bath Iron Works for 10 DDG 51-class destroyers

UPI: Sept. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has tapped two companies, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Bath Iron Works, to

August 29, 2018

US guided-missile destroyer leaves Black Sea: Navy

TASS: WASHINGTON, August 28. /TASS/. The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer Carney armed with the Aegis ballistic missile system exited the

August 3, 2018

Navy’s Aegis Combat System Takes Center Stage As Missile Threats Proliferate

Forbes: The U.S. Navy plays a vital role in deterring nuclear aggression with its fleet of ballistic missile submarines. Because