The U.S. Navy shared a video of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) underway for the first time conducting the first set of at-sea tests and trials in the Atlantic Ocean, December 7. DDG 1000 is the first of a new class of warships in the US Navy. The ship is designed as a multi-mission […]
The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a total of $225.3M for the development and production of a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV). SAIC, the American-based government contractor, received a $121.5M contract and BAE Systems recieved $103.7M for the build of initial 13 prototypes. The two c
The U.S. Navy’s future USS Omaha (LCS 12) and fourth Austal-built littoral combat ship was launched in Mobile, Alabama on November 20. Omaha was rolled out of her assembly bay at the Austal USA Shipyard onto a barge for transfer down the Mobile River to a floating drydock at BAE Shipyard on November
The U.S. Navy has announced that commissioning of its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), would take place on Saturday, Nov. 21 during a ceremony on Milwaukee’s waterfront. Milwaukee, designated LCS 5, honors the city of Milwaukee and is the fifth U.S. ship in the nat
The keel of the U.S. Navy’s future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), was authenticated during a ceremony at the Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard on November 16. The ship’s keel was authenticated by Ms. Barbara Miller, wife of the former superintendent of the Naval Academy, Vi
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Training division a $36,7 million modification to a previously awarded contract for Aegis Platform Systems Engineering Agent (PSEA) activities and Aegis Modernization Advanced Capability Build engineering. The Aegis PSEA manages the in-
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair received a USD 25,2 million contract for modernization works aboard the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Work, to be undertaken in Norfolk, Virginia, is expected to be completed by July 2016. The contract includes ship repair, main
BAE Systems, a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company, in an update on its business announced a “further headcount reductions” at its Australian shipyard. Despite Australia’s intention to launch a naval shipbuilding strategy, BAE Systems said that “it is unclear whether this i
The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a $10 million firm-fixed-price modification under a previous contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) SeaRAM upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, and hardware. CIWS is a fast-reaction terminal defense against low- and high-flying, hig
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., (MST) a $130m contract to exercise options for fiscal 2016 Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Insertion (A-RCI) system engineering and technical support, yesterday, November 5. The A-RCI is a sonar system upgrade in
US Navy named its newest guided-missile destroyer Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) on Saturday, October 31. The ship is named for Sgt. Rafael Peralta, U.S. Marine Corps, who was deployed to Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was killed November 15, 2004, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in house-to-hou
The US Navy will christen its newest guided-missile destroyer Rafael Peralta, Saturday, Oct. 31, during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. The future USS Rafael Peralta, designated DDG 115, honors Marine Corps Sgt. Rafael Peralta. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross
US Navy has awarded a five year Personnel Management Contract to Serco Inc. The company will support the U.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) as they focus on better aligning their personnel resources. This contract has a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, with a total va
Royal New Zealand Navy’s Anzac-class modernization project marked a milestone as Lockheed Martin Canada completed the combat system critical design review on schedule. The government-mandated review proves a contractor’s progress and planning for all elements of a program. It covered in detail all o
