Mabus announces name of LCS 24
AUGUST 20, 2015 — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Aug. 19 that the next Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Oakland (LCS 24). According to a Congressional
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Rolls-Royce inks gas turbine contract for Type 26 frigates
AUGUST 5, 2015 – Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply the MT30 gas turbine packages for the first three Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the U.K. Royal Navy. The Type
Want to distribute lethality? Here’s one solution
APRIL 9, 2015 — At the recent Surface Navy Association National Symposium, the buzz phrase was “distributed lethality.” Rear Admiral Peter Fanta, the Navy’s director for Surface Warfare explained it this way:
BAE Systems gets $1.32 billion U.K. frigate contract
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — British Prime Minister David Cameron today announced that the U.K. Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with BAE Systems worth £859 million (about $1.32 billion) for work
Victoria Shipyards recognized for supplier excellence
JANUARY 30, 2015 — Lockheed Martin Canada yesterday granted its first supplier excellence award. It went to Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, B.C., for its outstanding work and contribution to the Royal Canadian
Navy puts search for LCS alternative on fast track
MAY 1, 20014 — Plans to come up with a possible alternative to the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program took a step forward yesterday when the Navy put out to two
Navy budget stresses new ships, but LCS numbers in doubt
FEBRUARY 25, 2014 — “Under the President’s budget plan, the Navy will launch an aggressive and ambitious effort to reduce acquisitions costs and maximize resources available to buy and build new ships,”
Rolls-Royce to design gas turbine system for RN Type 26
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to design the gas turbine system for the U.K. Royal Navy’s future Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which will, subject to contract,