DefenceTalkThe Navy will christen the future USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) Jan. 10 during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Mobile, Alabama. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Virginia Kamsky, chair and chief executive of Kamsky Associates, Inc., will serve as the ship’s sponsor. “This ship represents the hard-working men […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-christening-fifth-joint-high-speed-vessel-61814/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy plans to install and test a prototype electromagnetic railgun aboard a joint high speed vessel in fiscal year 2016, the service announced today. This test will mark the first time an electromagnetic railgun (EM railgun) has been demonstrated at sea, symbolizing a significant advance in naval combat. EM railgun technology uses an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-to-deploy-electromagnetic-railgun-aboard-jhsv-59271/

DefenceTalkUSNS Choctaw County, the Navy’s second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 2), satisfactorily completed Acceptance Trials, May 3 in Mobile, Ala. The JHSV is a versatile, non-combatant transport ship built by Austal USA and designed for fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. The ship was presented to the Navy’s independent Board of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navys-jhsv-2-completes-acceptance-trials-47814/

DefenceTalkJoint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) 2, the future USNS Choctaw County, conducted builder’s sea trials March 7-8, in Mobile, Ala. The ship, now under construction at Austal USA, is the second ship of the JHSV class. Builder’s trials are a significant step in the construction and delivery of a ship to the fleet and are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jhsv-2-successfully-completes-builders-trials-47161/