CSC announced today that the U.S. Navy awarded the company a task order to provide engineering and program support for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer Program Office (PMS 500). The task order has a one-year base period and four one-year options, bringing the estimated total five-year value to $
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products was awarded an $11.2 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy for the continued production of MK82 directors and MK200 director controllers for Aegis Combat System illuminators. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is a business unit
The Navy has increased its Middle East presence by positioning two aircraft carriers there simultaneously for at least nine months a year fo… (stripes) [mappress] Source: stripes, March 10, 2011;
Pakistan’s Defence Ministry has asked the federal Cabinet to approve the purchase of conventional Chinese submarines to counter “emerging th… (indianexpress) [mappress] Source: indianexpress, March 10, 2011;
The aircraft carrier Stennis returned to Bremerton Tuesday after nearly two months of training off the coast of Southern California… (fresnobee) [mappress] Source: fresnobee, March 10, 2011;
Denmark’s largest warship, Esbern Snare, will continue its hunt for pirates for another three months, reports public broadcaster DR… (cphpost) [mappress] Source: cphpost, March 9, 2011;
Russian shipyard Sevmash will begin sea trials for the three new generation nuclear powered submarine, which are under construction at the s… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand ,March 09, 2011;
Lockheed Martin Sippican has won a $50 million Navy contract to build upgrade kits for the nation’s arsenal of MK-48 heavy torpedoes, the co… (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, March 9, 2011;
Moving a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Mayport, Fla., could cost less than half of what the Navy estimated it would, according to a federal report. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates the cost of moving a carrier to be between $258.7 million and $356 million. The Navy previously
A Japanese-owned merchant vessel and its 24 crew members were released by four suspected pirates with the help of a Norfolk-based guided-mis… (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads,March 7, 2011;
CROWDS of well-wishers flocked to Liverpool’s cruise liner terminal to get a last glimpse inside Cammell Laird warship HMS Campbeltown… (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost,March 7, 2011;
After being robbed by Libyan soldiers and huddling in a transit camp on the Tunisian border for several days, some 400 laborers fleeing Liby… Read More [mappress] Source: signonsandiego,March 6, 2011;
Naval warships INS Jalashwa and INS Mysore which have been dispatched to evacuate the Indian nationals stranded in strife-torn Libya would s… (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeenews,March 4, 2011;
A new submarine has moved to Guam to continue promoting peace and security in the region… (guamdpn) [mappress] Source: guamdpn,March 4, 2011;
