Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded an $8 million modification to a previously awarded contract for 18 SM-2 Block IIIA All-Up-Rounds for DDG 1000 class ships. Most of the work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona and Andover, Massachusetts, and is expected to be completed b
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $310,7 million modification to previously awarded contract for additional design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical support for active nuclear submarines. Work will be mostly performed in Groton, Connecticut
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded an $117,7 million cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost reimbursement modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for engineering services and support of the AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging Syst
The MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River September 18 after completing its inaugural cross-country ferry flight, bringing the US Navy closer to delivering this new capability to the fleet. This flight marked the transition from initial flight test
3 Phoenix Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, is being awarded an $8,997,455 modification under a previously awarded contract for continuing engineering services to support software development, procurement of commercial off-the-shelf products, and hardware and software integration. This is required to pro
DRS Power & Control Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is being awarded a $15,7 million firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials contract for DDG 51 Class Power Conversion Module (PCM) for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) preliminary design non-recurring engineering, engineering services,
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $234,2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical support for active nuclear submarines. The efforts provide for drawings and related technical data; design change doc
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leaders briefed Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert on technologies ranging from the electromagnetic railgun to the laser weapon system during his visit here Sept. 4. The CNO spoke to Sailors and civilian technologists abou
Sailors with opinions or ideas about how to best develop enlisted leaders are being asked to provide input on two Navy courses that are currently under review, said the review project’s leader Sept. 4. The Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) is the Curriculum Control Authority
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff opened the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign Overseas (CFC-O) with a cake-cutting ceremony Aug. 30. The Combined Federal Campaign was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to promote awareness for various nonprofit or
QinetiQ’s Paramarine Ship and Submersible Design Software has been selected by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) as its primary naval architectural software. QinetiQ Paramarine Software will be used for all ships designed and built at its shipyard, including use on the US Navy’s latest class of airc
Mikros Systems Corporation, an advanced technology company specializing in the research and development of electronic systems for the Department of Defense, announced the award of a new production contract award valued at $5 million for its ADEPT® equipment, used by the U.S. Navy to maintain advance
The Canadian Coast Guard inaugurated its newest near-shore fisheries research vessel CCGS Leim on 26 August. The vessel was named in honour of the late Dr. Alexander Henry Leim, a DFO scientist who dedicated his life to fisheries research. Since 2009, the Government of Canada has delivered several
Textron Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, is being awarded a $21,9 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the construction of Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 101 of the ship-to-shore connector (SSC) program. The SSC program is the functional replacement for the existing fleet of L
