
Leonardo DRS has been awarded contracts valued at over $3 billion, when fully funded, to provide integrated electric propulsion system products for the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarines.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced today that the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-142 will be named USS Charles J. French.

HII’ Ingalls Shipbuilding has held a keel-laying ceremony for US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyer George M. Neal (DDG 131).

Lockheed Martin has supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack capabilities while installed on a U.S. Navy MH-60R helicopter.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has christened the US Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8).

The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national security cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) has departed from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division.

The US Coast Guard has accepted delivery of the 55th fast response cutter (FRC) Melvin Bell in Key West, Florida.

Austal USA has marked the official start of construction on the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr., the US Navy’s eleventh towing, salvage and rescue Ship (T-ATS 11), with a keel laying ceremony at the company’s Mobile, Alabama ship manufacturing facility.

The US Marine Corps has decided to purchase 40 additional amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) from BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has christened and launched USCGC ARGUS (WMSM-915), the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC).

Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has hosted a ceremonial keel laying event for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) future HMCS Preserver.

General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the fourth ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Norwegian government.

Following an open competitive process, Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard, has awarded Chantier Naval Forillon a contract to build a diesel-electric hybrid Near-Shore Fishery Research Vessel (NSFRV).