EPF 8 completes Navy acceptance trials

FEBRUARY 12, 2017 — Naval Sea Systems Command reports that he future USNS Yuma (EPF 8) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Jan. 26 after two days of underway evaluation in the Gulf

CRS issues new report on Navy shipbuilding

FEBRUARY 9, 2017 — Shipbuilders are more than happy with the much publicized news that both the Navy and the Trump administration want to increase the size of the battle force fleet

VCNO: Navy readiness at lowest level in years

FEBRUARY 8, 2017 — “It has become clear to me that the Navy’s overall readiness has reached its lowest level in many years,” Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William F. Moran

VIDEO: USS Enterprise decommissioned

FEBRUARY 7, 2017—The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), was decommissioned at a ceremony held in the ship’s hangar bay, Feb. 3, in Newport News, VA. During the “Big

BAE San Diego shipyard gets $26.6 million LSD-49 award

FEBRUARY 6, 2017 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, has been awarded a $26,665,643 cost-plus-award-fee, incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4403) to definitize USS Harpers Ferry

HII to kick off advance fabrication for CVN 80

FEBRUARY 1, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that it has been awarded a $25.5 million modification to an existing advance planning contract in support of advance fabrication of the aircraft

Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123

JANUARY 27, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) on Wednesday. The start of

Trump makes a surprise pick for Secretary of the Navy

JANUARY 26, 2017 — President Donald J. Trump is to nominate former private equity investment manager Philip Bilden as the 76th Secretary of the Navy—greatly to the surprise of those who thought

Stackley now acting Secretary of the Navy

JANUARY 21, 2017 — Sean J. Stackley assumed the responsibilities of acting secretary of the Navy at noon yesterday. Stackley is a more than familiar figure to shipbuilders, having served as the

BAE Southeast awarded $51 million DDG 80 contract

JANUARY 20, 2017 — BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard Mayport LLC, Jacksonville, FL, is being awarded a $51,351,637 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) fiscal 2017 depot maintenance period

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