Contracts
HMS Prince of Wales Reaches Another Milestone
The forward section of Britain’s biggest future warship is now outwardly complete after engineers successfully attached the final part of HMS Prince of Wales’ bow. After some exact calculations to get the centre of gravity spot on, the 620-tonne block was raised by the enormous Goliath crane which d
DAMEN to Upgrade Dutch Navy’s Torpedo Ship
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has recently won the contract for the life-prolonging maintenance and refit project of the Royal Netherlands Navy torpedo ship Zr Ms Mercuur. The ship, originally built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in 1987, will be refitted in order to make her suitable for a ran
BAE Systems Bids for Amphibious Combat Vehicle Program
BAE Systems submitted a bid for U.S. Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 program. The company’s solution, built from the ground up to be a truly amphibious vehicle, would provide a significant benefit to the Marine Corps’ current and future needs. BAE Systems is teamed with IVECO Defence, wh
GD Awarded Additional LCS Works
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is being awarded an $11,2 million modification to previously awarded basic ordering agreement for the accomplishment of littoral combat ship maintenance sustainment support. The littoral combat ship basic ordering agreement was initially awarded to General Dynamics B
Brazilian Navy Orders BAE Systems’ Mk4 Naval Guns
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to produce and deliver five Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Guns for the Brazilian Navy’s 500T “Macae” Class Patrol Vessels. The 40 Mk4 gun is the latest naval version of the successful Bofors 40mm Gun that is used by many Navies and Coast Guards around the world. Series
USS Mitscher to Undergo Modernization at NASSCO
General Dynamics NASSCO is being awarded a $36,4 million firm-fixed-price with award fee contract for execution of USS Mitscher (DDG 57) extended selected restricted availability with docking (ESRA(d)). The availability will include a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Mits
BAE Systems Wins Further USS Lake Champlain Works
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair received a $36,9 million modification to previously awarded contract for USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) fiscal 2015 selected restricted availability with emergent docking. A selected restricted availability includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance,
USS O’Kane Starts Biggest Drydocking Period in PHNSY History
The guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) completed its move to Dry Dock 4 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on March 4 to begin its drydocking selected restricted availability (DSRA), the biggest in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY) history. O’Kane returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hicka
US Navy Retires Its Frigate USS Taylor
US Navy’s Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) concluded more than 30 years of service to the Navy during a decommissioning ceremony led by Cmdr. Joel Rodriguez, commanding officer, held May 8 at Naval Station Mayport. More than 400 crew members, plank owners, family members and fri
Lockheed Martin Wins Further AMOD Contract
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training is being awarded a $13,6 million modification to previously awarded contract to exercise options for fiscal 2015 Aegis Modernization (AMOD) production requirements. This contract modification exercises options for production of Aegis Weapon System AMOD up
Most Read News, May 4 – 10, 2015
Dynamic Mongoose 2015 Begins NATO’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 2015 (DMON 15) began today, Monday, 4 May 2015, off the coast of Norway, with ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied and 1 partner nation converging on the Norwegian Sea for anti-submarine and anti
USS San Diego Carries Out Ammunition Offload
The amphibious dock landing ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) completed an ammunition offload while moored pierside at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach on April 9. Sailors assigned to San Diego worked with Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach personnel to move more than 350 tons of ammunition from the well de
HMCS Calgary Tests Weapons Capabilities
In less than 12 months, HMCS Calgary has fired a total of 12 missiles in support of the modernization of weapons capabilities of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Since Calgary achieved high readiness status last spring, post-Halifax Class Modernization (HCM), ship and crew have played an integral part
Boeing Gets P-8A Training Extention Deal
Boeing received an $118,1 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of training systems and training materials in support of the P-8A Multi-mission maritime aircraft for the US Navy and the government of Australia. This modification provides for the procurement of two