Navy officer enters guilty plea in Fat Leonard case

APRIL 15, 2015 — Another U.S, Navy officer has pleaded guilty in the Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) bribery and corruption scandal, known in Navy circles as the “Fat Leonard” affair —

BAE San Diego gets $35 million for LSD 45 PMA

APRIL 10, 2015 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $35,139,444 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract (N00024-12-C-4403) for USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2015

Detyens awarded $15.82 million T-AKE 1 drydocking

APRIL 7, 2015 — Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, SC, is being awarded a $15,812,647 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Lewis

Willard awarded FMS contract for Nepal riverine boats

APRIL 6, 2015 — Anaheim, CA, headquartered Willard Marine, Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply the Nepal Army with two newly designed aluminum riverine boats.  Under the contract, issued by

Navy ups battle force goal to 308 ships

APRIL 6, 2015 — In its latest 30-year shipbuilding report, submitted to Congress April 2, the Navy has upped its battle force goal to 308 ships from the previous 306 ship target.

Textron awarded $84 million contract for two more LCACs

MARCH 30, 2014 — Textron Inc., New Orleans, LA, is being awarded an $84,087,094 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-12-C-2401 to exercise an option for construction of Landing Craft, Air Cushions (LCACs)

Ingalls Shipbuilding launches John Finn (DDG 113)

MARCH 31, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Pascagoula, MS, launched the company’s 29th Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Aegis guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113), at first light

BAE San Diego gets $16.7 million for USS San Diego SRA

MARCH 26, 2015 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $16,771,463 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract (N00024-10-C-4407) for amphibious transport dock ship USS San

Ingalls Shipbuilding christens LPD 26

MARCH 22, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Pascagoula, MS,  christened the company’s tenth amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26), Friday, in front of more than 1,100

Fast attack submarine to become Moored Training Ship

MARCH 19, 2015 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recently welcomed USS La Jolla (SSN 701) for conversion from an operational fast-attack submarine into a Moored Training Ship (MTS). The submarine was built

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