Published on: 01 Sep 2026, 8:56 pm Naval shipbuilder Austal USA recently handed over a new utility landing craft (LCU) to the US Navy. LCU-1710 is the first of a planned 12 LCU 1700-class vessels to be built by Austal USA for the US Navy. The company was awarded an initial contract for the construction of threeContinue reading “VESSEL REVIEW | LCU-1710 – Versatile ship-to-shore landing craft delivered to US Navy”
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USS San Antonio Sailors, Marines Destroy Alleged Narco Boat Refueling Station
Heather Mongilio – August 31, 2026 4:27 PM 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 Western Hemisphere ultimately blew it up. Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere worked with the Ecuadorian government to interdict the alleged refuelingContinue reading “USS San Antonio Sailors, Marines Destroy Alleged Narco Boat Refueling Station”
BAE Systems nets $150M contract for USS Boxer modernization
Fatima Bahtic BAE Systems has been awarded a $149.75 million contract to carry out maintenance, modernization and repair work on the US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The contract covers the labor, equipment, testing, facilities and quality assurance required to support the Chief of Naval Operations availability, including critical modernization, maintenance andContinue reading “BAE Systems nets $150M contract for USS Boxer modernization”
USS New Orleans (LPD-18) returning to Sasebo naval base after completing Middle East deployment and a lot of seatime [Album]
Amphib USS Tripoli Wraps 6-month Indo-Pacific, Middle East Patrol
Dzirhan Mahadzir – July 22, 2026 5:31 PM 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 and Middle East. Tripoli pulled into White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, on Wednesday to offload elements of the 31st Marine ExpeditionaryContinue reading “Amphib USS Tripoli Wraps 6-month Indo-Pacific, Middle East Patrol”
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