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Littoral Combat Ship Sioux City Set to Commission on Saturday at the Naval Academy

Future USS Sioux City (LCS-11) at the U.S. Naval Academy before the ship’s commissioning ceremony. US Naval Academy photo.

The future USS Sioux City (LCS -11) is moored at U.S. Naval Academy for a commissioning scheduled for Saturday, the first such ceremony held for a warship on the Severn River.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is scheduled to deliver the commissioning ceremony’s principal address. Mary Winnefeld, the wife of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. James “Sandy”...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/16/uss-sioux-city-lcs-11-set-to-commission-at-naval-academy

GAO Denies Raytheon Next Generation Jammer Protest; Navy Signs Contracts with L3, Northrop

An artist’s rendering of a Raytheon AN/ALQ-249 mid-range jammer on an EA-18G Growler. Raytheon Image

The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by Raytheon over a contract award for the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer, according to a posting on the GAO website.

With the protest concluded, Naval Air Systems Command has now awarded contracts to L3 and Northrop Grumman to study the low-band portion of the Navy’s three-part strategy to replace the legacy ALQ-99 system found on the Navy’s...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/26/gao-denies-raytheon-next-generation-jammer-protest-navy-signs-contracts-l3-northrop

Boeing Lands Contracts With Upfront R&D Investing

Testing Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray prototype in St. Louis. Boeing Image

Boeing landed the contract to build the Navy’s unmanned carrier-based refueling aircraft thanks to what company executives described as an aggressive up-front research and development investment.


In August, Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin and General Atomics to win the Navy’s $805-million contract to build the first four unmanned carrier-based tankers, the MQ-25A Stingray. The program ultimately could be worth $13 billion if...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/25/boeing-lands-contracts-with-upfront-rd-investing

Lockheed: DoD Focused on Lowest Price in Recent Competitions; May Affect LM Participation in Future Bids

An undated picture of five F-35B and a single F-35C. Lockheed Martin Photo

Lockheed Martin officials say their loss to Boeing in three recent aircraft competitions indicates that Pentagon weapon buyers are valuing low price tags over high-tech capabilities, which may lead the company to question its participation in some future competitions.

The company reported strong revenue growth and expected solid earnings in the future, but during a Tuesday morning conference call with Wall Street analysts,...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/23/37506

Winter: New Contract Incentives Encourage Efficient F-35 Production

Test pilot Billie Flynn pilots an F-35C Lightning II test aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., April 4, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)

Seeking to install long-term cost savings into what is routinely derided by critics as an overly expensive aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program director worked a new incentive regime into the recently inked contract with Lockheed Martin.

The $11.5-billion contract to build Lot 11 — the 141...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/01/new-contract-incentives-encourage-efficient-f-35-production

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Agree to New F-35 Contract

Workers can be seen on the moving line and forward fuselage assembly areas for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Lockheed Martin Corp’s factory located in Fort Worth, Texas. Lockheed Martin photo.

The cost of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is dropping by millions of dollars per plane under a new production contract agreed to by Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon, which was announced today. 

The $11.5-billion contract covers a batch of 141 fighters known as Low Rate Initial Production...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/28/pentagon-lockheed-martin-agree-to-new-f-35-contract

Austal USA, Lockheed Martin Awarded FY 2018 Littoral Combat Ship Hulls

Two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships. US Navy Photo

Austal USA and Lockheed Martin were awarded contract modifications to build the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2018 batch of Littoral Combat Ships, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.

“The three LCSs being awarded today are the future LCS-29, LCS-32 and LCS-34,” according to a Naval Sea Systems Command statement provided to USNI News on Tuesday.
“LCS 29 will be built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis. LCS-32 and LCS-34 will be built...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/18/austal-usa-lockheed-martin-awarded-fy-2018-littoral-combat-ship-hulls

Japanese Navy Successfully Tests Latest Aegis BMD Upgrade from Destroyer JS Atago

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. US Navy photo.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) demonstrated Japan’s sea-based ballistic missile defense capability, when destroyer JS Atago (DDG-177) intercepted a missile target off the coast of Hawaii this week.

Atago’s combat system was recently...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/13/36523

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