Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a ceremonial first-cut-of-steel event today at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to mark the start of advance construction for the Columbia-class submarine program, the company announced in a press release. The event also marked the first…
MARAD Announces Vessel Construction Manager for National Security Multi-Mission Vessel
WASHINGTON — Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby announced May 21 that TOTE Services Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, has been chosen as the vessel construction manager for the newest class of training ship, the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV)….
Bell V-280 Valor Receives High Marks During Low-Speed Agility Testing
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Bell V-280 Valor recently completed flight demonstrations ahead of schedule of its low-speed agility key performance parameter in the U.S. Army-led Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program, Bell Helicopter announced. The V-280 Valor, which…
RE2 Robotics Receives $3 Million to Develop Dexterous Underwater Robotic Hand for U.S. Navy
PITTSBURGH — RE2 Robotics, developer of human-like robotic manipulator arms, has received $3 million from the Office of Naval Research to develop a dexterous, underwater robotic hand with tactile feedback, the company said in a release. The program, called Strong…
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home From 60-Day Deployment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC-620) returned home on May 19 following a 60-day patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Upon getting underway, Resolute patrolled…
Boeing Garners Second U.S. Navy Contract for F/A-18 Service Life Modification
ST. LOUIS — Boeing has received a one-year contract to continue modernizing the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 fleet under the Service Life Modification (SLM) program, the company said in a May 17 release. The $164 million contract for fiscal 2019, which…
Contract Awarded to Sikorsky for 12 CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helos
WASHINGTON — Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Sikorsky for 12 U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion helicopters, the command said in a release. “The Marine Corps is very appreciative of the efforts by the…
Naval Research Lab Debuts Newly Acquired Aircraft for Airborne Research
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Navy’s premier science and technology research squadron, Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), unveiled on May 11 the UV-18 “Twin Otter” as the newest addition to the squadron’s fleet of aircraft…
Alion Opens System Sustainment Center in Support of NSWC Crane Division
MCLEAN, Va. — Alion Science and Technology has opened a system sustainment center supporting the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), the company announced in a release. By combining its current facilities footprint in Odon, Indiana, Alion…
Navy Secretary Names New Destroyer in Honor of U.S. Senator From Georgia
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 133, in honor of former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, who represented Georgia from 1972 to 1997, the secretary’s public affairs office said in…
