GAO report looks at MARAD staff shortages

GAO to Navy: “Fix the way you do crewing”

Crewing ships with an adequate number of personnel who have the right skills and experience is vital for executing missions and mitigating risks. However, says a new report from the U.S. Government

Flight I LPD alongside

Ingalls completes acceptance trials of final Flight I LPD

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed the acceptance trials of amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final Flight I LPD

LDUUV could use Kongsberg Hugin Endurance tech

Navy and DIU select three “best in the breed” vendors to advance LDUUV development

The Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Navy’s Program Office Advanced Undersea Systems (PMS 394) have selected three vendors to prototype and develop Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) platforms. The

LPD 29 at sea

Ingalls Shipbuilding completes LPD 29 builder’s sea trials

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of the amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). Launched in January

SECNAV Carlos Del Toro

SECNAV directs comprehensive Navy shipbuilding review

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has directed newly-confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition (ASN RD&A) Nickolas Guertin and Commander Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Vice

Destroyers under construction at GD Bath Iron WOrks (BIW)

GD Bath Iron Works to get $34 million in workforce initiative funding

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R. Me), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Defense Subcommittee, yesterday announced that the U.S. Navy has approved more than $34 million for six new workforce

Orca XLUUV

Boeing delivers Navy’s first Orca XLUUV

The Navy’s plans for unmanned vessels include uncrewed undersea as well as uncrewed surface vessels and Boeing [NYSE: BA] has now delivered the first Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to

SECNAV Del Toro addressed Government Shipbuilders Council

SECNAV leads inaugural meeting of Government Shipbuilders Council

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Nov. 16. Despite its name, the new

One of two destroyers to be repaired at GD NASSCO

Navy awards GD NASSCO a double DDG repair contract

General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract for the maintenance, modernization and repair of two Arleigh Burke class destroyers, USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James

LHA 8

VIDEO: Ingalls launches LHA 8

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched of the Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) from its floating dock into the Pascagoula River

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