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The US Navy’s newest Freedom-variant LCS has been christened as the future USS Nantucket during a ceremony held at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard.

Biden Admin Gives Valuable Defense Contract to China Collaborator Getty Images Jack Beyrer • April 13, 2021 6:40 pm SHARE The Biden administration awarded a lucrative defense contract to a Singaporean company that works with Chinese military firms. On April 6, Singapore-based ST Engineering won a contract alongside defense contractor BAE Systems to build a prototype military ground vehicle for use in Arctic environments. One of ST Engineering's direct subsidiaries does business with the Chinese military industry, ultimately providing maritime and satellite technology to Chinese autho...

BMT Wins US Navy Cable Ship Replacement Study Contract Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7) (Photo: Fincantieri Marine Group) Marine engineering firm BMT has been awarded a prime contract to conduct industry studies for the U.S. Navy’s T-ARC(X) cable ship replacement program. The Navy’s only operational cable ship, the nearly 40-year-old USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7), is approaching the end of its service life, and the Navy is interested in recapitalizing its undersea cable installation and repair capabilities, as well as adding the new mission sets of acoustic, hydrographic, and bat...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four more senior advisers in the White House National Security Council have resigned following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, according to a senior administration official and a person familiar with the matter. The sources told Reuters that the officials who stepped down on Thursday, in a growing exodus of Trump aides, were: Erin Walsh, senior director for African affairs; Mark Vandroff, senior director for defense policy; Anthony Rugierro, senior director for weapons of mass destruction; and Rob Gre...

For the US Navy, the future of shipbuilding (and warfare) is in the power plant January 13 The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer John Paul Jones at sunset. The Navy's next-generation destroyers will be designed around a new power plant. (MC3 Kyle Merritt/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy wants to buy a next-generation large surface combatant by the end of the 2030s, but its not being built for a new kind of sensor or weapon system. The newly dubbed DDG(X) is being built for power. The Navy has, of course, built ships around advancements in engineering systems before: Nuclear power or s...