Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Md., is being awarded an $11,683,081 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-5302) for MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) ordnance alteration kits, production support material, interim support parts, and equipment in support of DDG 51 class new c
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, today announced that Royal Canadian Navy ships will maintain a presence in the Mediterranean Sea until the end of 2012 in order to join Operation Active Endeavour, the NATO counter-terrorism effort in the region. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship
Senior military and civil officials from the U.S. and Indonesia attended a reception hosted onboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) Nov. 20 to celebrate cooperation between the two countries. More than 200 people were in attendance, including Deputy Chief of Mission of
Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced Nov. 23, it ranked 29th in a subcategory of the recently released “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government” survey. ONR’s placement among the 208 organizations ranked in the agency subcomponents category makes it not only a best place to work in the fed
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., Pittsfield, Mass., is being awarded a $95,956,445 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price incentive contract to provide fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013 United States and United Kingdom Trident II Strategic Weapons Systems SSBN Fire C
Guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, for a regularly scheduled port visit, Nov. 23. The visit serves as a continuing effort for U.S. 6th Fleet to build global maritime partnerships with European nations and improve maritime safety and security. “Liberty is a mi
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) moored at Laem Chabang, Thailand Nov. 16, to provide flood relief assistance at the National Blood Center at the Thai Red Cross Central Distribution Center in Bangkok. Approximately 40 Sailors helped load more than 6,000 supplies onto
General Dynamics Electric Boat recently was awarded two U.S. Navy contracts worth $56.7 million to perform submarine modernization and maintenance work and develop advanced technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Under t
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $39,950,333 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2205) to exercise options for life cycle engineering and support services for Landing Platform Dock 17 class integrated shipboard electronic systems. W
USS Boone (FFG 28) returned to its Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport homeport for the final time, Nov. 17, following a 10-day underway which included a visit to New York City. Boone is scheduled to be decommissioned Feb. 23, 2012. The visit to New York coincided with the city’s Veterans Day festivities
Huntington Ingalls Industries, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has been awarded a $51.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for life-cycle engineering and support services on the U.S. Navy’s USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class of amphibious transport dock ships. This is the second of four annual opti
Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC), visited submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), Nov. 20, to assess the ship’s material condition and the progress of work since MSC integrated the ship with civil service mariners (CIVMAR) in February 2010. Navy Capt. Pete Hildret
KBR announced it has been contracted by BAE Systems to develop and deliver a virtual training program to train crew for the Royal Australian Navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, which is under construction. The real-time, 3-D virtual training courseware will enable Royal Australian Navy person
Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived at Naval Base Guam to temporarily assume the responsibilities as Guam’s main submarine repair facility, Nov. 21. Emory S. Land, originally homeported in Diego Garcia, will replace the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), during Frank Cable’s sc
