Contracts
Maiden voyage: USS John Finn transits Panama Canal
Future USS John Finn (DDG 113), the U.S. Navy’s 63rd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the first of the DDG 51 Flight IIA restart ships, has transited the Panama Canal on her maiden voyage from Mississippi to Hawaii. Launched on March 28, 2015, and christened on May 2, 2015, John Finn sailed away fr
Boeing wins three-year contract for Indian Navy P-8I upkeep
The Indian Navy awarded Boeing a three-year contract earlier this month to continue support of the Indian Navy’s fleet of P-8I maritime patrol aircraft. In addition to field and logistics service representatives, the contract includes engineering, support and planning. The scope will also include ro
Royal Navy minehunter starts sea trials after 18-month refit
Royal Navy’s Hunt-class mine counter measure vessel HMS Brocklesby has started her sea trials after spending 18 months in refit. According to shipbuilder BAE Systems, the trials started four months earlier than usual. Despite undergoing the largest work package for a Royal Navy mine countermeasure v
US Coast Guard orders additional six fast response cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $289 million contract, exercising an option to acquire six more fast response cutters (FRCs). With this order, the number of FRCs delivered and on order so far was brought to 44. The main FRC contract, worth $1.5 billion if all options are exerc
Royal Navy amphibious transport dock HMS Albion returning to sea
Royal Navy amphibious transport dock HMS Albion is scheduled to sail from Devonport Naval Base at the end of the week after spending almost six years tied to port in “extended readiness”. In late 2011 the ship was placed at extended readiness, following the decision by the UK Government in the Strat
BAE Systems gets $180m US Navy contract for laser-guided rocket production
BAE Systems has received a $180.5 million U.S. Navy contract to produce additional advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets to meet the growing U.S. and international demand for the systems. According to the company, APKWS rockets are seeing increasing use in theater beca
USS Wasp completes maintenance, ready for new homeport
U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) is nearly ready to head to her new homeport in Japan after works on her maintenance availability were completed in Norfolk. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) completed the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Planned Maintenance Avai
Boeing teams with Huntington Ingalls Industries on US Navy XL UUVs
Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries announced they are joining forces for the design and production of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) for the U.S. Navy’s extra large UUV program. “This partnership provides the Navy a cost-effective, low-risk path to meet the emergent needs that prompted the
US Navy to receive first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers
The U.S. Navy will receive its first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers, allowing aircrew and operators to improve their mission readiness even while serving away from home. Under a recently signed contract, Boeing will provide seven Deployable Mission Readiness Trainers (DMRTs) to the Navy, starting
Canadian Coast Guard ships getting ABB upgrades
Canadian Coast Guard’s medium icebreakers and high endurance multi task ships are getting a life-extension modernization carried out by Swiss-Swedish company ABB. Of the 14 vessels in operation, 10 are receiving the upgrades. Design and work supply on first of the ten vessels, CCGS Pierre Radisson,
ASC, Austal team up for Future Frigate construction
Australian shipbuilders Austal and ASC Shipbuilding announced they are teaming up for the construction of the Australian Navy’s SEA5000 Future Frigates. Under this arrangement, ASC Shipbuilding and Austal will act as one in support of the program, combining their skills and experience. “The Austal/A
Watch: Boeing’s giant Echo Voyager UUV starts sea trials
Boeing’s extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUVV), the 51 foot (15 meter) long Echo Voyager, has started sea trials off the coast of Southern California, the company announced. Boeing test engineers are checking the vehicle’s communications, autonomy, propulsion, systems integration and the veh
US Navy awards General Dynamics $105m for USS Makin Island dry-docking
The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded General Dynamics a $105.3 million contract for the dry-docking maintenance of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. During its phased maintenance availability, Makin Island is set to undergo a combination of maintenance, modernization and
Wood Group bags Royal Navy submarine insulation contract
Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine builder BAE Systems has awarded Wood Group a two-year contract to provide insulation installation services on the Barrow-in-Furness-based submarines. Wood Group did not disclose the contract value but added that it includes up to three one-year extension options.