Eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Yuma Delivers to Navy
The Navy accepted delivery of the eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Yuma (EPF-8) in a ceremony in Alabama, the service…
Austal USA Awarded $249M for Two Expeditionary Fast Transports; Launches Latest Hull
Naval Sea Systems command has awarded Austal USA a $248.8 million contract for work on two Expeditionary Fast Transports (EPF),…
Austal USA Delivers Two Ships to Navy
Austal USA delivered two ships to the Navy from its Mobile, Ala. yard late last week – the Expeditionary Fast…
Austal USA Awarded Long Lead Contract for 12th EPF
Austal USA has been awarded a $18.5 million long lead contract from the Navy for the 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport…
Council Looking Into Using JHSV as Afloat Command and Control Platform for Marines
The Auxiliary Platforms and Payloads Council at the Pentagon has focused its efforts on using the Expeditionary Fast Transport for…
Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport Brunswick Completes Acceptance Trials
The Navy’s 6th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) has completed its last set of trials ahead of delivery to Military Sealift…
Document: Joint High Speed Vessel Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation Report
The following is a Sept. 22, 2015 memo and report on follow-on operational test and evaluation for the Joint High Speed Vessel,…
DOT&E: JHSV Effective At Intra-Theater Transport But Challenged In Other Missions
The Joint High Speed Vessel faces several challenges in high sea states that led to difficulty transferring cargo at sea,…
Navy Lab Studying Whether Smaller Ships Could Host Surgical Facilities
A Navy laboratory is investigating whether smaller U.S. Navy ships could host hospital facilities to support surgeries at sea.…
Navy Renames Three Ship Classes, Creates ‘Expeditionary’ Designator in Naming System
This post has been updated to include additional information regarding the ship naming action memo from the chief of naval…