Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday laid out a 500-ship force earlier this year ahead of the current defense budget submission. The service has worked to balance between recapitalizing for a new, 2045 force structure, and what it needs…
Hunt Valve Awarded $2M by Newport News Shipbuilding for Ford CVN Parts
BELOIT, Wis. — Fairbanks Morse Defense has been awarded a contract by Newport News Shipbuilding to provide essential parts through Hunt Valve for the Ford-class aircraft carriers CVN 78–CVN 81, the company said April 5. The contract, valued at approximately $2…
Sea Services Reach Tipping Point in Maintaining Readiness While Recapitalizing Forces
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — This year’s Sea/Air/Space conference occurred at a critical time for the sea services as they confront strategic rivals in multiple geographic areas and warfare domains. Aging force structure in all three sea services makes in harder…