BMT Fleet Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Gordon Fleming as President. A former Canadian Naval Officer, Gordon has over 30 years of experience in the ae
Huntington Ingalls Inc., formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $8,779,436 modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2102) for engineering, technical, design, configuration management, integrated logistics support, database management su
The Navy will christen the newest amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage, Saturday, May 14, 2011, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries – Avondale Shipyard in Avondale, La. Anchorage is named in honor of the largest city in Alaska. Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work
The United Sates’ newest aircraft carrier embarked on its maiden deployment Wednesday under the leadership of the first woman to ever comman… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, May 12, 2011;
A nuclear-aircraft carrier currently stationed in Norfolk won’t be coming to Mayport any sooner than anticipated… By Kevin Rincon (wokv) [mappress] Source: wokv, May 12, 2011;
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., in Huntsville, Ala., was awarded a $9 million contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to manufacture four Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Gun Mission Modules (GMM). Teledyne Brown will manufacture
Navy selected the first Seabee in history as the 2010 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Sailor of the Year (SOY) April 22, in a ceremony in the Pentagon Courtyard after a week of selection activities in the Capitol. Construction Electrician 1st Class (SCW) Leonardo Calderon, 31st Seabee Readines
Twelve Sailors aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) graduated from Bataan University, an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) improvement course May 9. The three-week ASVAB academic skills class was designed to help Sailors improve their knowledge in criti
USS Alaska (SSBN 732) hosted an adoption ceremony for the Savannah Navy League as the organization officially recognized their adoption of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine May 7. Cmdr. Kevin Byrne, Alaska (Blue) commanding officer, said he hopes the relationship between the boat and Savann
The USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) began its composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) May 6 after pulling out of San Diego. COMPTUEX, a three-week evolution required of each carrier strike group before departing for a deployment overseas, qualifies JCSCSG to deploy to any theat
General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for the Lewis and Clark class dry cargo-ammunition ship T-AKE 14 at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. Mrs. Min Kaskin served as keel authenticator for the ceremony. She is the wife of Jonathan D. Kaskin, Director, Strategic Mobility/Combat Log
ITT Corporation Electronic Systems Radar Systems – Gilfillan, Van Nuys, Calif., is being awarded a $19,553,817 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-5395) for AN/SPS-48G(V) radar modification kits to support the Recovery Obsolescence Availability Radar (ROAR). AN/SPS-48’s are rada
Metro Machine Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $78,836,991 modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-4416) for amphibious landing ship USS Ashland’s (LSD 48) modernization, upgrades, preservations, and alterations in support of the multi-ship, multi-option (MSMO) LSD mid-lif
Huntington Ingalls Industries today welcomed the crew of the newest Virginia-class submarine, California (SSN 781), as it moved aboard to prepare for the crew’s first meal Tuesday in the ship’s galley. California, the seventh ship of the class and named to honor the “Golden State,” is in the final s
