Contracts
UK: BMT’s Naval Experts Secure Prominent Roles Within QEC Project
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announces that two of its naval experts have secured prominent roles within the Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier project. As part of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) platform design team, Rob Weedon has assumed the role of Chief Nav
USA: Lockheed Martin Recently Delivers Third P-3 Orion with New MLU Kit to CBP
Lockheed Martin recently delivered its third P-3 Orion with a new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) kit to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This P-3 Orion joins two additional upgraded P-3s that CBP is currently operating to support its critical homeland security missions. Lockheed Martin delivered t
USA: Raytheon Company Delivers 28th Ship Self-Defense System Hardware
Raytheon Company delivered the 28th Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS MK 2) hardware ship set ahead of schedule. The ship sets will be installed on new ships and will also upgrade legacy combat management systems on in-service ships, bringing them up to U.S. Navy-certified open architecture (OA) standa
UK: Largest Section of HMS Queen Elizabeth Arrives in Rosyth
Making its way gingerly up the Forth, this is the largest section of HMS Queen Elizabeth yet completed. Looming in the distance, the imposing blue outline of the Goliath crane which will help to piece the 65,000-tonne carrier together in the specially-altered dry dock at the Babcock’s Rosyth yard. T
USA: Boeing Inks USD 135 Million Infrared Search and Track System Contract
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $135,000,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for the engineering, manufacturing, and development of the F/A-18E/F Infrared Search and Track System, a long-wave infrared detection system that targets airborne vehicles in a radar-de
Philippines’ Warship BRP Gregorio del Pilar Arrives at Manila Bay
President Benigno Aquino III is set to formally welcome on Tuesday the Philippine Navy’s newly acquired — and largest — ship. The Hamilton cutter ship arrived at the Manila Bay on Sunday morning after sailing for more than a month from San Francisco in the United States. It will be named BRP Gregori
Adelaide Receives First Keel Block for New Australian Warship
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the delivery to Adelaide of the first keel block that will be used to construct HMAS Hobart – Australia’s first Air Warfare Destroyer. “This is an important step forward in the $8 billion project to construct three new warships,” Mr Clare sai
USA: BAE Systems Wins Navy Contract Worth Up to USD 83.277 Million
BAE Systems, Land & Armaments, L.P., U.S. Combat Systems, is being awarded an undefinitized contract action with a not-to-exceed value of $83,277,606 as a modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-5349) for the fiscal 2010-2011 production requirements for MK 13 MOD 0 (Standard Missile
National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. Bags USS Harpens Ferry Extended Maintenance Contract
National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $24,536,862 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) fiscal 2011 extended docking phased maintenance availability (EDPMA). An EDPMA provides for an extensive renovation and
UK: BMT Appoints New Head of Naval Engineering
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Tim Hardy to the role of Head of Naval Engineering. Tim will lead a team of more than 60 people comprising some of the indus
ORBIT Signs Contract with Asian Navy for Multiple OrBand Maritime C-Band VSAT Systems
ORBIT Communication Systems, Ltd., a subsidiary of Orbit Technologies Ltd. (TASE: ORBI), a provider of mission-critical connectivity solutions in a variety of markets including satellite communications, tracking and telemetry, and communications management systems, today announced a contract with an
USA: Earl Industries to Present Energy Saving Paper at Annual FMMS
On 30 and 31 August, Earl Industries will be exhibiting and presenting at the American Society of Naval Engineers’ annual Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium. At FMMS 2011, located in San Diego this year, Earl Industries representatives from Ship Repair, Precision Manufacturing and Integrate
General Dynamics Receives Submarine Contract Modification Worth USD 41 Million
General Dynamics Electric Boat received two U.S. Navy contract modifications with a combined value of $41 million to continue development of the Common Missile Compartment for the next-generation strategic deterrent submarine and to support nuclear-submarine maintenance work. Electric Boat is a whol
UK: Babcock Achieves Planning Milestone with Vengeance
Planning for the fourth and last Vanguard class Long Overhaul Period and Refuel (LOP(R)), to be undertaken by Babcock at Devonport Royal Dockyard on HMS Vengeance, has reached an important milestone with the submission of the tender, following identification of the full work package requirement, for