Rolls-Royce has completed its delivery of twin fixed-pitch propellers especially made for installation on the US Navy's surface fighter, the future USS Zumwalt, to General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. Each NAVSEA-designed propeller weighs 60,000 pounds each and were cast and machined in Pascagoula, Mississippi at the Rolls-Royce facility. The new delivery serves as the milestone of completion for the power and propulsion system delivery from the Rolls-Royce corporation. The company has already completed a delivery of two MT30 main turbine generator sets (MTGs) along with two RR4500 auxiliary turbine generator sets (ATGs). These generators combined offer a total of 78MW for total ship power. Read more >>

The US Navy has contracted GE Marine for the power plants of its newest littoral combat ship, dubbed the USS Cincinnati. Read more >>

The United States Navy has recently began the engineering of development tests for modified Longbow Hellfire missiles. These missiles are being developed to be used on littoral combat ships (LCS) in order to increase the lethality of such combat ships. The Hellfire missile system, known as the surface-to-surface missile module (SSMM), is anticipated to be ready to be deployed and fully integrated by late 2017. Read more >>

Huntington Ingalls Industries has commenced construction on the United States Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Delbert D Black (DDG 119). Read more >>

The United States Navy has named the new Austal-built Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) the USS Kansas City, according to Navy Secretary Ray Maybus. Read more >>