Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will be named USS Lafayette (FFG-65) while in Paris. US Navy Photo
The Navy is naming its fourth Constellation-class frigate in honor of Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who helped the United States win the Revolutionary War against the British.
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the ‘Fighting Checkmates’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Aug. 24, 2022. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated with a statement from Boeing.
The Navy issued Boeing $200 million to keep its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet production line humming ahead of a congressionally mandated 20 fighter buy, USNI News has learned. Read More
The following is the May 18, 2023, Congressional Research Service Report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. Read More
The following is the March 1, 2023 Congressional Research Service Report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. Read More
Virginia-class submarine with the Virginia Payload Module
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro will name the future Virginia-class nuclear attack boat SSN-808 after a former Navy secretary, the sea service announced Tuesday. Read More
The following is the Feb. 9, 2023, Congressional Budget Office report, Availability and Use of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Fighter Aircraft. Read More
The following is the Jan. 11, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. Read More
Pathfinder-class ship USNS Maury (T-AGS 66) in 2016.
A future Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship was named after the deep sea explorer who discovered the final resting place of RMS Titanic, the Navy announced on Wednesday. Read More
The following is the Sept. 14, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. Read More
The following is the June 13, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. Read More
