Maersk Line, Limited, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a 30-day $1,135,350 firm-fixed-price contract with a one-year option of $29,276,478 being exercised upon contract award for the operation and maintenance of five government-owned maritime prepositioning force ships: Military Sealift Command’s USNS
General Dynamics Canada has completed its largest and most successful Technology Demonstration Program (TDP) with Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic), demonstrating a torpedo-defence enhancement that will increase the level of protection for Canadian Navy ships. The Mult
Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division announced July 14 that they have successfully designed and integrated a fire control system upgrade aboard the Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Sydney, culminating a four-year effort for the RAN to launch standard missiles (SM-2) fr
The world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier sailed into Mayport this morning to pick up a load of Tigers… (firstcoastnews) [mappress] Source: firstcoastnews, July 14, 2011;
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) departed Guatemala, July 11, after 10 days of medical, dental and veterinary care, engineering support and subject matter expert exchanges. Comfort’s crew manned three medical and two engineering sites s
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $98,614,104 cost-plus-fixed-fee not-to-exceed modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2222) for advance procurement of long-lead-time materials in support of LPD 27, the 11th ship of the LPD class. Work will be performe
Trident ballistic missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) and its Blue Crew returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor July 3, capping Nevada’s first strategic deterrent patrol following a two-year refueling overhaul. “I am extremely proud of the crew in completing all strategic certifications in the last
The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $15.8 million contract modification for continued engineering, technical services, concept studies and design in support of the Common Missile Compartment under development for the United Kingdom’s Successor ballistic-missile submarine and th
The guided-missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) pulled into Turku, Finland, making her second Baltic Sea port visit during her current deployment July 11. Carr visits Turku following an eight-day transit from St. Petersburg, Russia. Carr’s Sailors strengthened the U.S.-Russia bond between the during a
The Navy established the Program Executive Office, Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS), during a ceremony at Washington Navy Yard, July 11. “The littoral combat ship is a critical shipbuilding program and demands the very best skill and effort from government and industry teams,” said Asst. Secretary of
The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier is scheduled to return to Norfolk Naval Station on Friday after completing a six-month deployment in the… By Hugh Lessig (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, July 13, 2011;
USmax Corporation, announced today that it has been awarded U.S. Navy’s SeaPort-Enhanced (SeaPort-e) multiple-award contract, valued up to $50B thru 2018. SeaPort-e provides Navy with an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to acquire USmax services. The following organizations may util
In the most candid assessment of negotiations to reach public eyes yet, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus wrote late last month that Bath Iron… By Seth Koenig, Times Record Staff (timesrecord) [mappress] Source: timesrecord, July 12, 2011;
The Navy officially re-opened the Norfolk Ship Support Activity’s powder coating facility on board Norfolk Naval Station July 1, re-establis… By Tim Pennington (pfonline) [mappress] Source: pfonline, July 12, 2011;
