AUGUST 17, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Proteus undersea vehicle successfully completed autonomous contested battle space missions during an exercise held earlier this year. Proteus is a dual mode
AUGUST 15, 2017 — Two former executives of foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) were sentenced to prison terms August 11 for their part in the years-long corruption and fraud
JULY 19, 2017 — Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $7,620,005 firm fixed price contract for USNS Narragansett (T-ATF-167) FY 2017 docking phased maintenance availability. Work will involve ship
JULY 19, 2017 —Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding is being awarded a $148,728,722 modification to a previously awarded contract for the purchase of additional long-lead-time materials in support of aircraft carrier
JULY 18, 2017 — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a $4.6 million contract for its Mobile Offboard Clandestine Communications and Approach (MOCCA) program. The MOCCA
JULY 14, 2017 — A GAO report finds that the Navy continues to accept ships with a substantial number of defects and that not all of those defects are rectified by the
JULY 11, 2017 — U.S. Seventh Fleet reports that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) entered dry dock today to continue repairs and assess damage sustained during the ship’s
JULY 7, 2017 — The Navy is conducting market research in support of preliminary planning for acquisition of a NOAA Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) Variant. In a “Sources Sought” notice issued
JULY 4, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division reports that the amphibious transport dock Portland (LPD 27) has completed her first set of sea trials. Ingalls’ test and trials
JUNE 26, 2017 — The Navy has named Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian Fort as lead for the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) investigation being conducted pursuant to the Manual of the Judge