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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
GAO Report Reveals Massive Waste in Navy’s $3.7B Cruiser Modernization Program
Defense

GAO Report Reveals Massive Waste in Navy’s $3.7B Cruiser Modernization Program

The U.S. Navy’s ambitious modernization program for its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers has largely failed to meet its objectives, resulting in

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Defense

HII Secures Landmark $9.6 Billion Contract for New U.S. Navy Amphibious Ships

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a historic $9.6 billion multi-ship procurement contract by the U.S. Navy, marking the first use of the

September 25, 2024
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Monday, September 23, 2024
Defense

U.S. Navy Partners with Private Equity to Revitalize Alabama Shipyard

The U.S. Navy has launched a groundbreaking public-private partnership to strengthen American maritime dominance and national security. The initiative aims to

September 23, 2024
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Defense

U.S. Navy Enhances Sea Base Capabilities with Delivery of Future USS Robert E. Simanek

The U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), named after the Korean war hero. The

September 18, 2024
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Monday, September 16, 2024
Defense

U.S. Navy Commissions First Submarine Designed for Coed Crews

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast-attack Virginia-class submarine, USS New Jersey (SSN 796), in a ceremony held Saturday at Naval Weapons Station

September 16, 2024
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Defense

Austal USA Secures $450 Million Contract to Boost U.S. Navy Submarine Production

Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Austal USA, has been awarded a significant contract worth US$450 million by

September 16, 2024
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Friday, September 13, 2024
Defense

U.S. Navy Awards NASSCO $6.7 Billion Contract for John Lewis-Class Oilers

General Dynamics NASSCO has secured a significant contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction of up to eight additional John Lewis-class fleet

September 13, 2024
Total Views: 4336

Thursday, August 29, 2024
Defense

South Korean Shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Secures Landmark U.S. Navy Maintenance Deal

Hanwha Ocean, the major South Korean shipbuilder, has secured a groundbreaking contract with the U.S. Navy for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of a

August 29, 2024
Total Views: 1178

Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Defense

Austal USA Pleads Guilty to Accounting Fraud, Agrees to Pay $24 Million Settlement

Austal USA, a Mobile, Alabama-based shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of a federal audit.

August 27, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Defense

Navy Secretary Launches $50 Million Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative (M3) aimed at revitalizing the maritime industrial base

July 23, 2024
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Friday, May 31, 2024
Navy

Austal USA Wins $516 Million Contract to Construct Navy Ocean Surveillance Ship

May 31 (Reuters) – Austal Ltd has secured a $516 million contract to construct the lead ship of the United States Navy’s ocean surveillance

May 31, 2024
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Thursday, May 30, 2024
Defense

Navy Frigate and Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Face Similar Design Challenges

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report details a multitude of missteps of the Navy’s FFG 62 Frigate

May 30, 2024
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Defense

U.S. Navy ‘Botched’ Design Oversight of $22 Billion Frigate, GAO Report Finds

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The US Navy mishandled oversight of a $22 billion frigate program to replace the much-criticized and more vulnerable

May 30, 2024
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Friday, April 12, 2024
Shipbuilding

Congressional Budget Office Estimates Higher Costs for New Navy Landing Ships

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected the construction of 18 medium landing ships for the U.S. Navy to cost anywhere from two to three times

April 12, 2024
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Defense

Worker Shortage Hobbles Construction of U.S. Navy Frigates

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The shipyard producing the US Navy’s new frigate has been hobbled by a failure to “achieve engineering and skilled

April 12, 2024
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Defense

Navy Secretary Del Toro Calls for Modernization and Expansion of Domestic Shipbuilding

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro underscored the urgent need for modernization and expansion in the domestic shipbuilding industry during his

April 9, 2024
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Defense

U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Running Behind Schedule

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – Virginia-class submarines, an aircraft carrier and frigates being built for the

April 2, 2024
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Monday, February 26, 2024
Defense

U.S. Navy Secretary Looks to Asia to Revive Shipbuilding at Home

By Nick Wadhams (Bloomberg) — The US needs to revive domestic shipbuilding with increased funding from Congress and investment from overseas, Navy

February 26, 2024
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Austal USA Kicks Off Major Shipyard Expansion

Austal USA has kicked off plans to construct a new manufacturing facility, marking a significant expansion of its shipyard capacity in Mobile, Alabama in

February 6, 2024
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Friday, July 14, 2023
Defense

NASSCO Delivers Second New Oiler ‘Harvey Milk’ to the U.S. Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the second ship in the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.

July 14, 2023
Total Views: 2327
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