The Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC has recognised the achievements of Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Melbourne, awarding the Gloucester Cup during a ceremony at Garden Island, Sydney yesterday. Commodore Support, Commodore Andrew Smith, RAN joined the Governor-General to pr
Private ship repair firms in northeast Florida will likely be able to support the maintenance requirements of a nuclear aircraft carrier if one is homeported at Naval Station Mayport in 2019 as the Navy plans. Of the 20 surface ships currently homeported at Mayport, the Navy plans to decommission 12
Northrop Grumman Corporation subsidiary AMSEC LLC, was one of two contractors awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for marine design and engineering services in support of Puget Sound and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyards (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Facilities (IMF). This indefinite delivery, inde
AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that the AECOM-Envirocon joint venture was one of six entities awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ)
An element of the unknown remained Tuesday as more than 2,000 Marines and sailors made final preparations for deployment to support the comm… (enctoday) [mappress] Source: enctoday, March 30, 2011;
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has won a U.S. Army Forces Command contract to provide an expedited process in satisfying the needs of operational customers throughout the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. This indefinite-delivery, indefinite-
The Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $31,087,443 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus incentive contract for TRIDENT II (D5) maintenance, repair, and rebuilding in support of navigation equipment. This contract contains options which, if exercised, will bring the total contract val
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity training and technical support services contract. The contract, which includes a $90,000 initial task order, has a $57 million ceiling value. Working closely with the Coast Guard, Lockheed Martin wil
MTN Government Services (MTNGS), a subsidiary of MTN Satellite Communications (MTN),the global provider of communications, connectivity, and content services to remote locations around the world, today announced it has been added to the Future Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Services
The Kostiantyn Olshansky, a large amphibious landing ship, has reached the coast of Libya, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr… (ukrinform) [mappress] Source: ukrinform, March 29, 2011;
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, was awarded a $9.6 million contract by the United States Marine Corps System Command at Quantico Marine Base, Virginia to build the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Laser Target Designator (JTAC LTD). The project will be perfo
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next two Freedom-class littoral combat ships (LCS) to be built in Alabama will be named the USS Jackson and the USS Montgomery. These two ships are part of a dual block buy of LCS class ships announced by Mabus in December 2010. By procuring [
Dominion Diving has been award a contract by Worthington Products Inc. to upgrade the Floating Force Protection Boom surrounding the Navy Dockyard. Dominion Diving will be involved with the complete fabrication and installation of a subsea vessel entrance gate for the Floating Force Protection Boom.
Junior officers in the Royal Australian Navy will learn to pilot the next generation of warships, in an upgraded $10m training facility at HMAS Watson, Sydney, which will be officially opened tomorrow. The new high-tech simulator uses computerised virtual-reality software to simulate a working warsh
