LCS USS Gabrielle Giffords Nabs Narco Sub in the Pacific
Operating in the Eastern Pacific with a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment (LEDET) aboard, the USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) interdicted…
Navy: ‘No Decisions Have Been Made’ In Reactivating Perry Frigates
The Navy has not made a final determination if it will reactivate decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates in its push…
SECNAV Spencer: Oliver Hazard Perry Frigates Could be Low-Cost Drug Interdiction Platforms
THE PENTAGON — If recommissioned, seven retired Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates would serve as basic surface platforms, stay close to…
SOUTHCOM CO Tidd: Not Enough Ships, Aircraft Available to Fight Drug War
The head of Southern Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that he does not have the ships…
NAVSEA: Fifth Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Acceptance Trials
The fifth Joint High Speed Vessel has completed its acceptance trials ahead of a planned delivery to U.S. Military Sealift…
Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel Delivers
Austal USA has delivered the latest Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) to U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) in a ceremony…
Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Acceptance Trials
The fourth Austal USA Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) completed its Military Sealift Command (MSC) acceptance trials in the Gulf…
Navy’s First Joint High Speed Vessel Completes Testing
The Navy’s first Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) has completed its initial operational testing and evaluation builder Austal USA announced…
U.S. Navy Trading Destroyers for PCs in 5th Fleet
The Navy is trading high-dollar warships for smaller Cyclone-class patrol craft (PC) to keep the peace in the Arabian Gulf,…
Low Cost Ship Options for U.S. Navy’s Drug War
The U.S. Navy is examining low-cost high-speed ships to replace aging surface ships in U.S. Southern Command’s fight against drug…