FAIRFAX, Va. — Newberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced Dec. 9 it has been selected for the SeaPort Next Generation contract by the U.S. Navy. The contract includes engineering support services for the research and development of new naval systems,…
USS Daniel Inouye Commissioned at Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Dec. 8 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, according to U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs. More than 1,000 guests including service members, veterans, and…
GA-ASI Announces New Mojave STOL UAS
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is unveiling the new unmanned aircraft system Mojave, named for one of the harshest and most austere areas the world, where deadly rattlesnakes and horned lizards adapt to survive the extreme forces of nature, the company said Dec. 9. Mojave…
Fairbanks Morse Defense Acquires Welin Lambie Ltd.
BELOIT, Wis. — Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Welin Lambie Ltd., a U.K.-based leading designer and manufacturer of davits used specifically for the launch and recovery of all types of craft from ships or shore-based installations. The…
Navy Award SAIC $1.1 Billion Mk48 Torpedo Production contract
RESTON, Va. — Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract to produce, assemble, test and deliver the U.S. Navy’s Mk48 Mod 7 torpedo afterbody tailcones and Mk29 Mod 0 warshot fuel tanks, the company said Dec. 6. Under the contract from the Program Executive Officer,…
Royal Australian Navy Awards ScanEagle Contract Extension to Insitu Pacific
BRISBANE, Australia — Insitu Pacific has been awarded a three-year contract extension by the Royal Australian Navy for the sustainment of its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft, the company said Dec. 6. The extension allows the Australian navy to continue to experiment and develop knowledge using the ScanEagle maritime…
Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Daniel Inouye
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, during a 10:00 a.m. (HST) ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham on Dec. 8. The future USS Daniel Inouye is named in…
Coast Guard Conducted 78 Lancha Interdictions in Fiscal 2021 Along Texas Coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews interdicted 78 lanchas, seized 15,484 pounds of catch and detained 208 fishermen during fiscal year 2021 along the Texas coast, the Coast Guard 8th District said Dec. 5. Since the first recorded lancha interdiction in…
HII Begins Fabrication of Destroyer George M. Neal
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication Dec. 6 of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer George M. Neal (DDG 131), the company said in a release. “Start of fabrication is our first opportunity to…
CACI Awarded C-UAS Task Order with the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center
RESTON, Va. — CACI International Inc. has been awarded a five-year $80.5 million task order supporting the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s multiple-award contract, the company said in a release. CACI will…
