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USS George Washington Begins Midlife Refueling, Overhaul With Benefit of Lessons From 5 Previous Aircraft Carriers

August 29, 2017 2:43 PM

Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) began a 48-month Refueling and Complex Overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding earlier this month…

Navy Report: Submarine Industrial Base Can Maintain 2-Attack Boat Construction Rate, Bolstering Lawmakers’ Plans

July 18, 2017 6:57 PM

The Navy has confirmed that its submarine industrial base can continue building two Virginia-class attack submarines a year even while…

Document: Report to Congress on Virginia-Class Submarine Industrial Base

July 18, 2017 6:52 PM

The following is the July 7, 2017 U.S. Navy report to Congress, The Submarine Industrial Base and the Viability of…

Timing Of Destroyer, Attack Submarine Design Upgrades Creates Congressional Concern

June 21, 2017 8:56 PM

The Navy wants to buy guided-missile destroyers and attack submarines in bulk but has plans to upgrade the designs of…

Navy Planning Public Shipyard Overhauls To Boost Efficiency, Replacing Aging Drydocks

June 1, 2017 8:13 PM

The Navy is planning a multi-billion-dollar shipyard upgrade effort to help its four yards that maintain submarines and aircraft carriers…

Report to Congress on Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Program

June 1, 2017 6:28 AM

The following is the May 17, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and…

Navy Adds Second Attack Sub to 2021 Plans; Considering 3 SSNs in Future Years

May 24, 2017 5:10 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy plans to buy a second Virginia-class attack submarine in Fiscal Year 2021 to keep the…

Carrier Lincoln Redelivers to the Navy After 4-Year Refueling and Complex Overhaul

May 15, 2017 4:45 PM

Newport News Industries redelivered nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) to the U.S. Navy after completing the carrier’s four-year mid-life Refueling…

Carrier Ford to Begin Acceptance Trials this Month; Navy Expects Quick Delivery Afterwards

May 11, 2017 10:53 PM

The first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will head to sea by the end of the month for its…

Carrier Gerald R. Ford Completes Builder’s Trials, Prepares For Acceptance Trials, Delivery ‘This Spring’

April 14, 2017 2:21 PM

Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its builder’s trials today and is back at Naval Station Norfolk to…

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