San Diego’s NASSCO Gets $200M to Overhaul One of Navy’s Biggest Ships

San Diego’s NASSCO gets $200M to overhaul one of Navy’s biggest ships

San Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO will get nearly $200 million from the U.S. Defense Department to repair and upgrade the amphibious assault ship USS America, one of the largest and most versatile warships in the Navy. The 844-foot America is currently forward-deployed in Sasebo, Japan, where it’s been based since 2019. The Navy says America will return to San Diego later this year. At roughly the same time, a sister assault ship, the USS Trip…

Miracle on the Water? The Navy’s Great Littoral Combat Ship Reboot Is Getting Started

The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is the butt of many jokes the likes of which will not be printed here due to the profanity. It was spawned in the days of the Global War on Terror when a new small, fast, and “brown water” vessel could be used in anti-terror and anti-piracy missions against […] The post Miracle on the Water? The Navy’s Great Littoral Combat Ship Reboot Is Getting Started appeared first on 19FortyFive.