Boeing, is a world’s largest aerospace company and leading provider of commercial and military aircraft, has announced that it recently delivered the first CH-47F Chinook with an upgraded cockpit to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), continuing a track record of on-time deliveries to customers. The RNLAF will operate a fleet of 20 CH-47F Chinooks, the newest configuration in use by countries around the world. “The RNLAF […]
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The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) launched on 28 March from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, marking a key milestone in the ship’s construction process, it was announced today by the U.S. Navy. Fort Lauderdale is the Navy’s 12th San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship. On March 7 2020, the ship was transferred from the land level facility to the dry dock […]
Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading provider of commercial airplanes, defense, space and security systems, announced a two-week suspension of production operations in all facilities in the Seattle area amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to FOXBusiness. U.S. aerospace giant operates two commercial aviation production facilities in the Seattle area, one in Everett and another in Renton. Everett facility is the largest building in the […]
Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, The United States and Saudi Arabia have been discussing the idea of setting up an oil accord, Bloomberg reports, citing Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette. Such an agreement would effectively amount to a cartel, which, by definition, is a group of independent market participants agreeing to act together to influence the market in a way favorable to them. For now, however, […]
America’s largest military shipbuilding company, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on Tuesday that the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer successfully completed acceptance trials on March 12. “DDG 119 just completed a very successful sea trial demonstrating shipboard systems to ensure the future delivery of another quality, state-of-the-art surface combatant,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said. “From the start of fabrication to […]
DETROIT—When Haley Levinsky arrived at Renaissance High School to volunteer at former Vice President Joe Biden’s final rally before Michigan goes to the polls on Tuesday, she did not expect to be assigned to Purell duty. “I don’t know what other campaigns’ strategy is to fight coronavirus,” Levinsky, a 21-year-old from Wilmington, Delaware, said as she squirted a dollop of hand sanitizer into the open hand […]
On 29 February, the U.S. Navy has christened its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), during a CDT ceremony in Marinette, Wisconsin. According to News4Jax.com, prior to the christening, the Lockheed Martin-led team launched the ship into the water on Jan. 19. The ship is slated to begin sea trials later this year. “The versatility, speed and lethality of the LCS […]
The Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine was recently spotted with structural damage to its stealth coating after returning from its first deployment, which brings into question the manufacturing process of the shipbuilder, reported Forbes. The USS Colorado (SSN 788), a nuclear-powered US Navy Virginia-class attack submarine, was recently photographed with large sections of its stealth coating, known as anechoic coating, missing on its starboard side. The layer […]
Bell, part of American conglomerate Textron, has released a 1:01 minute video animation of its new helicopter that develops for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition. The animation shows that the new Bell 360 Invictus helicopter offers exceptional speed and agility to perform in the highly contested battlespace. Showcasing the Invictus’ combat capabilities, the video goes on to show animated footage of the […]
The Navy’s 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), was launched at Austal USA’s shipyard, Feb. 20. The launching of an EPF is a multi-step process. The ship modules are constructed in Austal’s manufacturing facility, then transported to the assembly bay. When ready for launch, the ship is translated by heavy lift machinery to a docking barge in the Mobile River […]
The U.S. Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, completed its first combined test flight here Feb. 11. With a Boeing pilot in command, this test flight allowed the Air Force its first in-flight look at the capabilities of the aircraft. The flight also made Maj. Zach Roycroft, 413th Flight Test Squadron lead test pilot for the program, the first Air Force pilot to fly […]