Marinette Marine launches LCS 3
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort Worth, at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin on Saurday. Just prior to the launch of the 389 ft
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NSRP picks new projects for funding
The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) says its Executive Control Board has selected 13 new research and development projects for awards totaling approximately $1.3 million. The projects will come under the umbrella
Pirate gets 30 year prison sentence
In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Raymond A. Jackson today sentenced Jama Idle Ibrahim, a/k/a Jaamac Ciidle, of Somalia ,to 30 years in prison for
Northrop Grumman cuts jobs at Newport News
Tough news from Matt Mulherin, VP and GM of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding – Newport News. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding has cut around 380 salaried employee jobs at the shipyard. The cuts were effective
USACE targets end-of-May restoration of full Port of Baltimore access
As work to cope with the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse continued, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a tentative timeline for the restoration of safe navigation
Key Bridge response operations deal with weather challenges
The Unified Command responding to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was continuing to coordinate operations Wednesday, despite challenging weather conditions that included severe thunderstorms and high winds. Trained crews,
VIDEO: Metal Shark’s new Prowler interceptor is autonomous and semisubmersible
Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark will use next week’s Sea-Air-Space event to debut the Prowler, a versatile military craft that combines multiple technologies to meet the current and near-future warfighting
Hanwha makes its case for Austal acquisition
As we reported earlier, South Korea’s Hanwha Group has submitted an indicative offer to acquire the global business of Austal USA’s Australian parent, Austal (ASX:ASB), through a scheme of arrangement that would
Austal confirms getting a takeover offer from Hanwha Ocean
Rumors that Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) was the target of a takeover bid have been circulating since last July. Now, it seems, there’s some truth in one of them. In an
Unified Command releases update on Baltimore bridge collapse response
As the Unified Command set up in response to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge continued its efforts, news came that the bodies of two workers killed in the incident