Austal USA awarded $248.8 million EPF contract

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 — Austal USA, Mobile, AL, is being awarded a $248,898,142 modification to previously awarded Navy contract N00024-16-C-2217. The award covers the design and construction of two Expeditionary Fast Transport

Two more indicted in Fat Leonard Affair

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 — In an indictment unsealed today, two former executives of defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) have been charged participating in a conspiracy to submit fraudulent information, price

Zumwalt departs Bath Iron Works

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced surface ship, the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, yesterday, marking the beginning of a

VIDEO: DDG John Finn completes initial builder’s trials

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 — The future USS John Finn (DDG 113) successfully completed initial builder’s sea trials Aug. 30 following three days at sea. The trials were conducted by Huntington Ingalls Industries’

Vigor wins $36.5 million Navy contract

AUGUST 30, 2016 — Vigor Marine, LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded a $36,592,389 firm-fixed price contract to perform repair and modernization work to support a Chief of Naval Operations Availability as

Vigor wins $36.5 million Navy contract

AUGUST 30, 2016 — Vigor Marine, LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded a $36,592,389 firm-fixed price contract to perform repair and modernization work to support a Chief of Naval Operations Availability as

New fast transport ship christened at Austal

AUGUST 22, 2016—Austal recently celebrated the christening of the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Yuma (EPF 8) with a ceremony at its shipyard in Mobile, AL. The ship’s sponsor, former Secretary of

NASSCO-Norfolk gets $14.8 million Navy award

AUGUST 19, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded $14,854,857 for delivery order 0006 under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00024-16-D-4408 for USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) fiscal 2016 selected restricted

Virginia Class submarine reaches construction milestone

AUGUST 10, 2016 —  Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has reached a major milestone in the construction of the Virginia Class submarine Indiana (SSN 789). It

GAO urges delay in procurement of DDG 51 Flight III

AUGUST 5, 2016 — A GAO study (GAO-16-613) finds that delaying procurement of DDG 51 Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyers would allow time to increase design knowledge. Flight III ships will include

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