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 E. Williams (DDG 95). The contract, for an initial $15.6 million, includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $753.8 million.
“NASSCO and our industry partners are looking forward to executing a pair of successful availabilities and are thankful the Navy has...
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $967 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for lead yard support and development and design efforts for Virginia class fast-attack submarines.
The cost-plus-fixed fee modification to a previously awarded contract totals $967,185,528. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn.t McLeansville, N.C.; Newport News, Va; and Newport and Quonset Point, R.I. Work is expected to be completed by October 2024. This contract was awarded on September...
https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/electric-boat-gets-967-virginia-class-contract-mod/
The Estonian Navy welcomes a hybrid patrol boat into service while the Royal Canadian Navy’s newest offshore patrol ship is nearing delivery. The US Navy names a future ..
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USNS Harvey Milk during acceptance trials in May 2023. NASSCO Photo
The Navy accepted delivery of the second John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers Tuesday, the sea service announced in a news release.
USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206), named after the gay rights activist, was built by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, according to the release. Its delivery follows the completion of acceptance trials in May.
“We are excited to deliver the 2nd of class T-AO, USNS Harvey Milk,...
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/12/navy-accepts-usns-harvey-milk-from-general-dynamics
The following is the Dec. 13, 2022, Congressional Research In Focus report, Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.
From the report
The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in the mid-2030s. The SSN(X) would be the successor to the Virginia-class SSN design, which the Navy has been procuring since FY1998. The Navy’s proposed FY2023 budget...
https://news.usni.org/2022/12/14/report-to-congress-on-ssnx-next-generation-attack-submarine
The following is the Dec. 28, 2021, Congressional Research Service report The Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.
From the report
In June 2018, in part due to congressional concerns, the Army announced a new modernization strategy and designated the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) as the program to replace the M-2 Bradley. In October 2018, Army leadership decided to re-designate the NGCV as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle...
https://news.usni.org/2021/12/30/report-to-congress-on-armys-optionally-manned-fighting-vehicle
USS Missouri (SSN-780) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility on Sept. 1, 2021. US Navy Photo
ARLINGTON, Va. – The next U.S. nuclear attack submarine must require less maintenance, be fast, quiet and packed with torpedoes, the service’s director of undersea warfare said on Thursday.
The SSN(X) nuclear attack boat will be more focused on the war in blue water than the multi-mission Virginia-class submarines, which are designed to...
The US Navy christened the future guided missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin in a ceremony on Saturday, October 2. Built by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Maine, the ..
By Thomas Black (Bloomberg) The U.S., U.K. and Australia will each begin an 18-month review to identify how best to provide nuclear-submarine capabilities to the Australian Navy as part of a…
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 the stealthy-looking Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers.
Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the shipbuilder, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and the U.S. Navy to assess the ship’s systems.
“Trials provide an opportunity for the Navy and industry...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/ddg-1002-conducts-builders-trials/