The navy has other experiences with shipbuilding. The first of the new U.S. Navy Constellation-class frigates has been under construction for a year and is expected to enter service in 2027. These ...

Austal USA won a construction contract by the U.S. Navy Friday to build an additional Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, its fifteenth ship in the class. The award of LCS 30 is a clear sign of ...

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $5 billion contract to six businesses to help quicken ship manufacturing. Here, a welder with Newport News Shipbuilding works on a steel panel. (Ashley Cowan/HII ...

MOBILE, Ala. -- Austal Ship Manufacturing in Mobile christened its first steel ship on Saturday. The USNS Billy Frank Jr. will be the Navy's sixth generation towing, salvage and rescue ship.

The US Navy installed a 3D printer on the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in November 2022. (US Navy) The US Navy (USN) is striving to bolster the use of additive manufacturing (AM) in shipbuilding ...

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Each year, as we prepare for the largest U.S. based maritime industry conference in New Orleans, we tend to look back on the state of the industry and initiatives that were announced from the ...