Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic awarded a $4.1 million contract March 15 to LaRosa Building Group of Meriden to build a ne… (theday) [mappress] Source: theday,March 28, 2011;
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, was awarded a $9.6 million contract by the United States Marine Corps System Command at Quantico Marine Base, Virginia to build the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Laser Target Designator (JTAC LTD). The project will be perfo
LaBarge, Inc. , a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has been awarded contracts valued at $4.5 million from Raytheon Missile Systems to continue to provide complex cable harnesses for the Tactical Tomahawk cruise missile. The U.S. Navy deploys Tactical Tomahawk missiles from surfa
While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations (CNO) said March 23. CNO Adm. Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers Group that having Navy ships and submarines in the Mediterranean Sea enabled a quick resp
When it comes to space-based missile defense, history tells us it’s a good idea to be skeptical of any given development. Nonetheless, it ap… By Clay Dillow(popsci) [mappress] Source: popsci,March 24, 2011
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will arrive to its homeport of Everett, Wash., March 24 after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Lincoln left Everett Sept. 7, 2010. “The people of this community and Americans across this great nation can be e
Earlier this month, the cruiser USS Monterey entered the Mediterranean Sea on a new mission. The Monterey was built three decades ago at the… by Loren Thompson Read More [mappress] Source: forbes, March 22, 2011;
The Department of the Navy announced that it is now in a position to support Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NGC) spin-off of its shipbuilding business. The Navy finds Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) responsible for award of amphibious transport dock ship LPD 26 and guided missile destroyer
