With Indo-Pacific in mind, Army eyeing heavy support ship prototyping competition

With Indo-Pacific in mind, Army eyeing heavy support ship prototyping competition
With Indo-Pacific in mind, Army eyeing heavy support ship prototyping competition

With an Maneuver Support Vessel – Heavy competition on the horizon, the service is also working on the smaller MSV-L but is rebaselining the program to address design changes and increasing costs.

Shipyards Serving US Navy Already Use Chinese-Built Drydocks

Shipyards Serving US Navy Already Use Chinese-Built Drydocks
Shipyards Serving US Navy Already Use Chinese-Built Drydocks

WASHINGTON: At least three shipyards that do work for the US Navy have bought and used drydocks from China. This would seem to lower the stakes for Huntington-Ingalls Industries, currently searching for a Chinese drydock of its own with help from homestate Senator Thad Cochran, as reported yesterday in the Washington Post. BAE Systems’ San Diego yard…