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Navy Awards 2-Carrier Contract to Newport News Shipbuilding

31 January 2019

The final piece of the underwater hull of the future aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is lowered into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding in September. Photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

THE PENTAGON – The Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding a contract for two aircraft carriers, the first of its kind since the 1980s.

The two-carrier buy covers CVN-80 and 81. The Office of the Secretary of Defense signed off...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/31/navy-awards-2-carrier-contract-newport-news-shipbuilding

Navy Squeezing Costs Out of FFG(X) Program as Requirements Solidify

23 January 2019

Artist’s rendering of the Austal USA FFG(X) bid from SNA 2019. Austal USA Image

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy says it may have squeezed out about $150 million per hull in savings as the service closes in on final requirements for a planned class of next-generation frigates (FFG(X)), program officials said last week.

After raising eyebrows in Congress last year with an upper-end cost of about $950 million per hull for the second ship and beyond, the Navy is now saying that figure could be closer to...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/22/navy-squeezing-costs-ffgx-program-requirements-solidify

Navy Names Destroyers for Former Vietnam POW, Alaska Senator

9 January 2019

Jeremiah Denton and Ted Stevens

The Navy is naming two upcoming destroyers after a long-time U.S. senator and Vietnam-era naval aviator and POW, the service announced this week.

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the future ship names over the weekend, citing how both Adm. Jeremiah Denton and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) supported the Navy during the course of their long careers serving the nation.

Denton, a 1947 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served for 30 years as an aviator...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/09/40217

Watch: Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Virginia-Class Submarine Delaware (SSN 791)

18 December 2018

Huntington ingalls industries submanrine launch_Virginia-class submarine Delaware SSN791

Huntington Ingalls Industries has launched the recently christened Virginia-class submarine Delaware (SSN 791) into the water for the first time at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.

During a three-day process that began last Wednesday, the 7,800-ton submarine was moved out of a construction facility and into a floating dry dock using a transfer car system. The floating dry dock was submerged, and the submarine was launched into the James River. Once in the water, the boat then...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-huntington-ingalls-industries-launches-virginia-class-submarine-delaware-ssn-791/

Navy Tackling Ford-Class Weapons Elevator Challenges; Decision on 2-Carrier Buy Still Pending

28 November 2018

F/A-18F Pilot LCDR Jamie R. Struck the makes first carrier arrested landing using AAG system aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) off the Virginia coast. US Navy Photo

CAPITOL HILL – The Navy’s acquisition chief said the weapons elevators on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will be built and installed by the time the ship comes out of its ongoing post-shakedown availability, but he may launch an independent review team to look at the long-term sustainability and reliability of the elevators.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/28/navy-tackling-ford-class-weapons-elevator-challenges-decision-2-carrier-buy-still-pending

HII: Future Carrier John F. Kennedy Construction Costs Down, Ship Will Launch Next Year

9 November 2018

Huntington Ingalls Industries executives expect the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) to launch by the end of 2019, which is ahead of schedule and will occur roughly six years since the christening of first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/09/38268

Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program

7 November 2018

The following is the Oct. 23, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress.

The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program, previously known as the Ohio replacement program (ORP) or SSBN(X) program, is a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs. The Navy has identified the Columbia-class program as the...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/07/report-congress-columbia-class-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine-program-2

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program

24 October 2018

The following is the Oct. 22, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.

The Navy in 2017 initiated a new program, called the FFG(X) program, to build a class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The Navy wants to procure the first FFG(X) in FY2020, the second in FY2021, and the remaining 18 at a rate of two per year in FY2022-FY2030. The Navy’s proposed FY2019 budget requests $134.8 million in research and development funding...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/24/report-congress-u-s-navy-frigate-ffgx-program-4

Palm-Sized 3D-Printed Part Represents Leap Forward In Shipbuilding

12 October 2018

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 18, 2018. US Navy photo.

A new drain strainer orifice installed on a USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) steam line fits in the palm of a hand, but its significance to future shipbuilding is enormous.

Created on a 3D printer by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding, the relatively small part is designed to maintain steam pressure when removing condensation from...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/12/palm-sized-part-represents-leap-forward-in-shipbuilding

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