The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Coronado (LCS 4) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard here Sept. 27. Coronado is the fourth littoral combat ship (LCS) to deliver to the Navy, the second of the Independence variant – noted for its trimaran hull – to join the fleet. Capt. Randy Ga
The U.S. Navy ‘s USS Providence (SSN 719) will be restored to full operational capacity by her builder, General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., under a $25.6 million deal for the Los Angeles-class submarine’s fiscal year 2013 dry-docking continuous maintenance availability. This scope of work encompas
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has secured a USD 13.3 million contract intended for material and labor to complete work on the DDG 1000 deckhouse. DDG 1000 is scheduled for hull, mechanical and electrical delivery in fiscal year 2014. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be co
HMS Duncan – the sixth and last of the Royal Navy’s new-generation Type 45 destroyers – was formally commissioned into the fleet on September 26. Hundreds of guests including families of the 190 ship’s company attended a colourful ‘Christening’ ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base to mark the ship’s tr
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair has received an $18.2 modification to a previously awarded contract for the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) fiscal 2014 planned maintenance availability. A planned maintenance availability includes the planning and execution of depot-level mai
Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a $250 million contract to build six Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) for the Coast Guard, the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., announced yesterday. Sen. Landrieu included the funding for these v
The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, HMS Portland, will sail into Belfast this weekend in support of major exhibition. Arriving on September 26, the 133-metre ship will go alongside in Belfast Harbour and will remain in port until Monday September 30. During the five-day visit, the ship will be particu
General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $152.4 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Under the contract, Electric Boat will maintain and update desig
The Indian Navy has received the first of 17 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers, becoming the third naval operator of the Hawk along with the US Navy and the Royal Navy. The 17 Hawk aircraft ordered by the Indian Navy form part of a contract for 57 aircraft signed in 2010 of which 40 are for […]
Babcock has been awarded a £4.8 million contract by BAE Systems to supply actuators and positioning sensing arrays for the fifth, sixth and seventh Astute class submarines. The contract represents optimum value to the UK MoD by combining the requirements for all three submarines in a single contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation turned on the power to the U.S. Navy’s first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and rotated the aircraft’s four blades for the first time during initial ground testing and engine runs at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif., Sept. 20. Conducting initial engine
McKean Defense Group, LLC has been awarded a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) services contract in support of Deputy Commander for Surface Warfare (SEA 21). The three-year cost plus fixed fee contract is valued at over $24.8 million. McKean will provide program management support, budget/finance s
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is set to exhibit its range of defence capabilities at the upcoming Pacific International Maritime Exposition, Pacific 2013, which is taking place in Sydney, Australia in October. With more than 25 years’ e
Lockheed Martin received an $18 million contract from the National Warhead and Energetic Consortium to transition the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) to production. The contract includes developing production line tooling, test equipment and manufacturing process plans for initial producti
