DDG 21 completes acceptance trials
Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) completed acceptance trials, September 16, after spending two days at sea. During trials, the Navy’s Board of
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Retired CWO pleads guilty as “Fat Leonard” case rolls on
In the latest development in the so-called “Fat Leonard” case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California reports that on August 31, retired Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Robert
DDG 1002 conducts builder’s trials
The U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office Ships (PEO Ships) reports that the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) recently conducted builder’s trials. The ship is the third and final vessel in
Fairbanks Morse Service books MSC and Navy contracts worth up to $230 million
Beloit, Wis., headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) reports that its aftermarket support division, Fairbanks Morse Service (FMS), has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by Military Sealift Command (MSC). FMS has
Meredith Berger named temporary Under Secretary of the Navy
When last we reported on Meredith Berger, she was swinging a bottle of bubbly at Ingalls Shipbuilding to christen LPD 28 Fort Lauderdale. Yesterday, she was designated as performing the duties of
Marinette Marine awarded $38.1 million mod to frigate contract
Fincantieri Marine Group member Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a $38,172,896 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2300 to exercise an option for fiscal 2021 engineering and class services
Big MACs: NAVSEA announces LCS support contracts
Multiple shipyards have qualified to bid on contracts worth up to a total $2,265,092,554 for littoral combat ship drydocking and repair work under two multiple award contracts (MAC) announced by Naval Sea
HII Tech Solutions wins $273 million Navy contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries reports that its Technical Solutions division has been awarded a five-year contract with a total value of $273 million to support the U.S. Navy’s carrier engineering maintenance assist team,
SCA supports move to create Defense Infrastructure Fund
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry, has issued a statement in support of Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-Ala.) recently filed Amendment 2535
Halter Marine books $149 million Navy contract
Pascagoula, Miss., based shipbuilder Halter Marine has been awarded a $149 million contract for the detail design and construction of an oceanographic survey ship (T-AGS 67) for the U.S. Navy. “This contract