MARINETTE, Wis. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin, Feb. 1, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a Feb….
Coast Guard Interdicts 2 Suspected Drug Smugglers, 132 Pounds of Cocaine
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted two suspected smugglers and approximately 132 pounds of cocaine Thursday 5 miles east of Haulover Inlet, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a Feb. 1 release. The Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark…
HII Awarded $15.2 Billion Block Contract For Two Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — For the first time in more than three decades, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII’s) Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a multi-ship contract from the U.S. Navy to build two aircraft carriers. The company announced on Jan….
Vigor Selects Vancouver, Washington, Site for a State-of-the-art, All-Aluminum Fabrication Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — Vigor has entered an agreement to take over the former home of Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, Washington, following a search for the best location to build the U.S. Army’s new landing craft, Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or…
Keel Laid for Future Destroyer USS Carl M. Levin
BATH, Maine — The keel of the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, Feb.1, the company said in a release of the same date. Speakers at the ceremony…
CNO: ‘More Sporty Security Environment’ Will Affect Next Force-Structure Assessment
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s top officer said that a forthcoming force structure assessment will reflect the guidance of the National Defense Strategy, the changing security environment and emerging technology. “The security environment has only gotten more sporty, so we’ll…
Vigor Will Feature Its State-of-the-Art Fast Patrol Craft at NAVDEX 2019
SEATTLE, Wash. — Vigor, the builder of the US Navy’s Combatant Craft Medium and Combatant Craft Heavy as well as the U.S. Coast Guard Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) will feature its new 21-meter patrol boat, the Vigor Fast Inceptor…
Navy Begins Competition for New Training Helicopter
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for new training helicopters to replace its fleet of TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters in the Navy’s aviation training command. The Naval Air Systems Command posted the RFP on…
Navy Orders 79 Net-Enabled Harpoons from Boeing
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has exercised a contract option to order 79 Block II+ kits for Harpoon cruise missiles, the Defense Department said in a Jan. 30 release. The $16 million order by the Naval Air Systems Command comprises…
Coast Guard Academy Named a Best Value College
Coast Guard Academy Named a Best Value CollegeNEW LONDON, Conn., — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy was recently included in the Princeton Review’s “The Best Value Colleges: 200 Schools with Exceptional Return On Investment for Your Tuition Investment” publication, which…
