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  • First LCU 1700-class vessel joins the U.S. Navy fleet
  • USS San Antonio Assumes Relief Mission in Venezuela
  • Austal delivers first LCU 1700 vessel to US Navy

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defence-blog.com /2 weeks ago

First LCU 1700-class vessel joins the U.S. Navy fleet

Austal USA delivered LCU 1710 to the U.S. Navy on August 14, 2026, the first vessel completed under the Navy’s LCU 1700-class program and the first steel-hulled ship the shipbuilde...

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war.gov /1 month ago

USS San Antonio Assumes Relief Mission in Venezuela

Supporting ongoing disaster relief efforts, the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio arrived at the port in La Guaira, Venezuela, to relieve the USS Fort Lauderdale as the pri...

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navaltoday.com /1 week ago

Austal delivers first LCU 1700 vessel to US Navy

Shipbuilder Austal USA has delivered LCU 1710, marking the first LCU 1700-class vessel ever delivered to the US Navy. As disclosed, prior to...

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news.usni.org /1 week ago

San Antonio Sailors, Marines Destroy Alleged Narco Boat Refueling Station

U.S. Marines and sailors, launching from USS San Antonio (LPD-17), interdicted and boarded a vessel suspected of being used as a floating refueling station before Joint Task Force...

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navy.mil /2 weeks ago

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr.

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8), an Expeditionary Sea Base, from General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego, Aug. 25.

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marinelink.com /1 month ago

Fourth NSMV Lone Star State Christened for Texas A&M Maritime Academy

The fourth of five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs), Lone Star State, was christened on July 17 at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, marking another milestone...

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

Amphib USS Tripoli Wraps 6-month Indo-Pacific, Middle East Patrol

Big deck amphibious ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), lead ship of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, wrapped up on Wednesday a six-month patrol that took the group to the Indo-Pacific an...

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naval-technology.com /3 weeks ago

Marine Hydraulics wins $119m contract to overhaul USS San Antonio 

Marine Hydraulics International has been awarded a $119.37m contract to carry out maintenance, modernisation, and repair of USS San Antonio. The post Marine Hydraulics wins $119m c...

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news.usni.org /1 week ago

Navy Receives its Final Expeditionary Sea Base

The U.S. Navy received its final Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base this week as Military Sealift Command prepares for the return of three sidelined ships. General Dynami...

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maritime-executive.com /4 weeks ago

Austal USA Launches Navy Dry Dock - Largest Vessel Launched to Date

Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA launched the Navy’s Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM) 15 on July 28. This is the first AFDM built in over 40 years a...

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navy.mil /1 month ago

USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. Completes Acceptance Trials

SAN DIEGO - USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8) successfully completed Acceptance Trials July 17 following a three-day underway off the coast of southern California. ESB 8 is the...

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

USS Fort Lauderdale Returns from 11-month Deployment to the Caribbean

Amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) pulled into Naval Station Norfolk on Thursday, capping off a nearly year-long deployment in the Caribbean, the Navy announced...

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navy.mil /1 month ago

U.S. Navy Announces Award of Vessel Construction Manager Contract to Accelerate Medium Landing Ship Acquisition

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has awarded a $2.2 billion contract to TOTE Services LLC for Vessel Construction Management to oversee the acquisition of the new Medium Landing Ships (L...

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maritime-executive.com /3 weeks ago

Austal USA Delivers First LCU for the U.S. Navy

Defense shipbuilder Austal USA has delivered its first landing craft for the U.S. Navy, the first ever steel-hull vessel that the company has complete...

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news.usni.org /6 days ago

VIDEO: Navy, Marines Interdict Second Suspected Narco Refueling Station

Sailors and Marines assigned to USS San Antonio (LPD-17) interdicted and destroyed a second suspected narco logistics vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Wednesday in coordination wit...

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navaltoday.com /1 month ago

HII expands distributed shipbuilding model to US Navy amphibious ships

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division is expanding its distributed shipbuilding model to the US Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock...

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executivebiz.com /1 month ago

Ingalls Shipbuilding Extends Distributed Construction to Navy Amphibious Ships

Two partner yards hold contracts for eight structural units on Philadelphia, LPD 32, with work already in early production Partners build outfitted units at their own sites, then s...

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news.usni.org /1 month ago

USS Essex at the Center of Additive Manufacturing Trials During RIMPAC 26

USS Essex (LHD-2) is the centerpiece of large-scale additive manufacturing tests during Rim of the Pacific 2026 exercise, as the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lean on modern machine-m...

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navalnews.com /1 month ago

HII Expands Distributed Shipbuilding to Amphibious Ships

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has expanded its distributed shipbuilding strategy to include modular unit construction for the U.S. Navy’s amphibious transport dock program, b...

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navaltoday.com /1 month ago

US Navy awards $2.2B contract to speed delivery of new medium landing ships

The US Navy has awarded a $2.2 billion contract to TOTE Services for vessel construction management (VCM) to oversee the acquisition of the new medium landing ships (LSM).

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news.usni.org /3 weeks ago

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 17, 2026

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Aug. 17, 2026, based on Navy and public...

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defence-blog.com /1 month ago

U.S. Navy signs $2.2 billion deal to build new landing ships

The U.S. Navy has handed a Florida shipping company the job of building a fleet the Marine Corps says it needs to survive a fight with China, awarding TOTE Services a $2.2 billion...

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naval-technology.com /1 week ago

US Navy accepts delivery of final Expeditionary Sea Base vessel

USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. will now begin post-delivery trials to certify the vessel, crew, and aviation facilities. The post US Navy accepts delivery of final Expeditionary Sea...

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defence-blog.com /2 weeks ago

U.S. Marine Corps accepts first Ancillary Surface Craft prototype

The U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory has completed technical acceptance of the first Ancillary Surface Craft prototype, moving the roughly 150-foot vessel into a new phase...

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