SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Advanced Technology International (ATI) to develop and demonstrate a prototype Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) battery system for the U.S. Navy’s prototype “Snakehead”…
Navy Secretary Names Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Kingsville
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced that the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Kingsville (LCS 36), the secretary’s public affairs officer said in a Feb. 4 release. The future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) is…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Billings
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….
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…
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…
Navy Secretary Names Independence-Variant LCS After Capital of Maine
Washington — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced on Jan. 31 that the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Augusta (LCS 34), his public affairs officer said in a release. The future USS Augusta (LCS 34) is…
