Contracts
L-3 Maritime Systems Awarded Contract to Supply Seaframe Control System for LCS
L-3 Maritime Systems announced today that it has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to supply its Seaframe Control System for the next Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The contract is for the first ship and includes options for an additional 14
USA: L-3 Communications Wins USD 75 Million Submarine Contract
L-3 Communications, Norfolk, Va. (N00189-07-D-0029), and Perot Systems Government Services, Fairfax, Va. (N00189-07-D-0030), are each being awarded modifications under previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing multiple award contracts to provide submarin
BAE Systems Delivers Two Production Units of U.S. Navy’s Primary Shipboard Intelligence System
Today at the Navy League Sea Air Space Exposition, BAE Systems announced it has delivered two production units of the U.S. Navy’s primary shipboard intelligence system for U.S. naval forces, providing significantly greater intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capability over lega
BAE Systems to Provide Communications and Gun Systems for 10 U.S. Navy Independence Variant LCS
BAE Systems will provide the external communications and primary gun systems for the 10 U.S. Navy Independence variant Littoral Combat Ships… (finance.yahoo) [mappress] Source: finance.yahoo, April 13, 2011;
Saudi Arabia Seeks Navy Buildup to Face Iran
Saudi Arabia has recently shown interest in medium-sized U.S. warships as part of its naval buildup to counter Iran, particularly surface vessels capable of countering asymmetric and air threats. This is a key element in Riyadh’s program known as Saudi Naval Expansion Program II, worth as much as $2
USA: Harris Corporation Wins USD 2 Million Multiband Satellite Communications Terminals Contract
Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $2 million contract from the Canadian Government for shipboard satellite communications terminals. The Harris terminals will reduce expensive dial-up lease costs while significantly increasing
USA: BMT Fleet Technology Announces Three Day Workshop on Fatigue and Fracture Analysis of Ship Structures
BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced today that its next Fatigue and Fracture Analysis workshop will take place during October 2011. This popular three-day workshop held in Houst
Canada’s Navy Plans to Spend About USD 120 Million for 36 Torpedoes
Canada’s navy plans to spend about $120 million to upgrade 36 torpedoes, but they still won’t work in its four submarines without further re… (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, April 8, 2011; Canada’s navy plans to spend about $120 million to upgrade 36 torpedoes, but they still won’t work in its four su
BAE Systems Receives Order to Deliver 40 Mk 38 Mod 2 Gun Systems to U.S. Navy in 2011 and 2012
BAE Systems has received a one-year award from the U.S. Navy to deliver 40 Mk 38 Mod 2 Gun Systems in 2011 and 2012. This will increase the total number of Mk 38 Mod 2 Systems in the Navy’s fleet to more than 220. This is the first year of a four-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity [&hellip
USA: BAE Systems Wins MSMO Contract to Maintain Six Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruisers
BAE Systems Ship Repair has been awarded a multi-ship, multi-option (MSMO) dry dock contract by the U.S. Navy to maintain six Ticonderoga class (CG 47) guided missile cruisers, either home-ported in or visiting the Norfolk, Virginia area. Included in the five-year contract is the execution planning,
India in Talks With Germany to Upgrade INS Shishumar Submarine Capabilities
With the Scorpene submarine project getting delayed, India is holding talks with Germany to upgrade the capabilities of its HDW underwater v… (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeenews,April 7, 2011;
UK: Converteam Delivers First Aircraft Carrier Motor for HMS Queen Elizabeth
Power conversion specialist Converteam has completed delivery of the first of the propulsion motors for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers as a part of the company’s contract to design and supply major components of the electric propulsion systems for the two new ships. A
USS George Washington may Leave Japan for Repairs
Maintenance work on the aircraft carrier George Washington was continuing March 30 in waters off Japan, more than a week after it left its berth in Fleet Activities Yokosuka to escape radiation detected by the ship’s sensitive equipment during a yard period. But lingering worries about the failing F
UK: Royal Navy’s Type 23 Frigate to Get New Lease of Life
The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, HMS Lancaster, is undergoing an extensive refit at Portsmouth Naval Base as part of a £17.9 million contract with BAE Systems, reflecting the Company’s continued growth in support services. The mid-life upkeep will significantly upgrade the capability of the 20 year