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16 August 2019
BAE Systems cuts first steel for Royal Navy’s second Type 26 frigate
BAE Systems has started construction on the HMS Cardiff during a ceremony at its shipyard in Govan on the River Clyde.
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15 August 2019
US Navy submarine programmes on track despite welding problems
The US Navy’s Columbia and Virginia-class submarine programmes are on schedule despite fears they would be delayed following welding issues on missile tubes last year.
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13 August 2019
USMC’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ready for combat deployment
The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) nearly a year ahead of schedule.
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13 August 2019
MARMC performs repair of USS Bataan’s SSTG generator
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) has repaired the ship service turbine generator (SSTG) of the US Navy’s Wasp-class amphibious assault vessel, USS Bataan.
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13 August 2019
HII fixes USS Gerald R Ford’s propulsion plant issues
Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) and sailors have fixed the issues with the propulsion plant of the US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78).
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12 August 2019
US Navy to replace touchscreens with mechanical controls
The US Navy is to replace touchscreen controls on destroyers with physical systems in 2020 after a report into the fatal 2017 USS John S McCain collision branded the controls...
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12 August 2019
Royal Navy’s HMS Talent arrives at new Clyde naval base home
The British Royal Navy’s Trafalgar-class attack submarine, HMS Talent, has arrived at HM Naval Base Clyde from its former home in Plymouth.
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12 August 2019
US Marine becomes first female to be assigned to fly F-35C
US Marine first lieutenant Catherine Stark has become the first female marine to be selected to fly the US Marine Corps’ F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft.
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7 August 2019
Freedom-variant LCS ship USS Billings enters active service
The US Navy has commissioned its newest littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Billings (LCS 15), during a ceremony in Key West, Florida.
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6 August 2019
USS New York and USS Oak Hill complete live-fire exercise
The US Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) have completed a live-fire exercise.