Visualization pioneer Barco has received a contract award to supply its latest generation of rugged displays to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), expanding upon its long history of U.S. Navy submarine support to provide these units within the Virginia class submarine’s SCS. General Dynamics Ele
Lockheed Martin will design and deliver a second-generation anti-submarine training target under a $5.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The targets, known as MK39 Expendable Mobile Anti-submarine Warfare Training Targets, or EMATTs, are used by air and surface crews for unrestricted, open-ocean
Naval personnel from India and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2011, April 3-10… (globalsecurity) [mappress] Source: globalsecurity,April 4, 2011;
Environmental groups and fishermen are sounding the alarm over planned US Navy live-fire exercises they claim threaten marine wildlife inclu… by Jacob Resneck (news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo, April 4, 2011;
Three sailors injured when a fighter plane exploded into flames on the deck of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis were still being treated… (latimes) [mappress] Source: latimes, April 1, 2011;
A jet fighter’s engine exploded and caught fire Wednesday as it prepared to take off from an aircraft carrier off California, injuring 10… (mysanantonio) [mappress] Source: mysanantonio,March 31, 2011;
Bluefin Robotics, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), was awarded a contract to develop a robotic ship hull mine and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) identification and neutralization capability for use in Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal. A m
The Department of the Navy announced today the award of $10.8 million to scientists and engineers at 18 academic institutions as part of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) 2011 Young Investigator Program (YIP). “The Young Investigator Program is an important part of the Department of the Navy’s scie
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)
The Office of Naval Research has been working away on a suite of futuristic weapons, but it’s hard to think of anything that could out-gun i… By Evan Ackerman (dvice) [mappress] Source: dvice, March 29, 2011;
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
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic awarded a $4.1 million contract March 15 to LaRosa Building Group of Meriden to build a ne… (theday) [mappress] Source: theday,March 28, 2011;
A Naval training exercise that included an underwater blast off San Diego’s coast has been linked to at least three dolphin deaths earlier t… (huffingtonpost) [mappress] Source: huffingtonpost,March 28, 2011;
