Page 3 - Acceptance Trials News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The Ingalls test and trials team put LPD 28 through its paces, with testing that included anchor handling, ballast/de-ballast, detect-to-engage and running the ship at full power and steering.

U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 102, June 3, 2021

U.S. Navy Accepts New Ship-to-Shore Connector Vessel Our Bureau 331 Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 101 @Textron The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 102, earlier this week. Delivery follows successful completion of Acceptance Trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey to test the readiness and capability of the craft and to validate requirements. LCACs are built with similar configurations, dimensions, and clearances to legacy LCAC, ensuring the compatibility of this next-generat...

Why the U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Flight III Destroyers Are Something Special The Navy has not only put as many as ten new high-tech DDG 51 Flight III destroyers on contract. While the exact size and configuration of the future U.S. Navy fleet may still be somewhat in flux as a work in progress, the service is not slowing down on efforts to add new more-capable, heavily armed warships to the fleet.  The Navy has not only put as many as ten new high-tech DDG 51 Flight III destroyers on contract, but also continues to build new Flight IIA DDG 51s as well, ships which are being equipped with a new g...

A recent report on accidents and mishaps in the Air Force reveals some mixed data, while the force looks for what's next with its tanker fleet. Also, updates on PT uniforms and tests, and analysis on what's ahead in counter-drone warfare. All that and more on Defense News Weekly for March 19, 2021. Close