u.s. navy shipbuilding


Friday, January 20, 2023
Navy

Will The US Navy’s New Submarine Miss Its Deadline?

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Officials overseeing development of the US Navy’s next-generation submarine to carry nuclear missiles don’t have the

January 20, 2023
Total Views: 8200

Friday, November 25, 2022
Navy

Book Review: Heavy Metal, The Inside Story Of US Navy Shipbuilders

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Today is the busiest shopping day in the United States and, with retail inventories at record levels and the backlog of ships

November 25, 2022
Total Views: 8705

Sunday, October 23, 2022
Representative Elaine Luria Shipyard
Navy

Top US Shipbuilding Advocate Faces Difficult Election

Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA), a veteran US Navy ship driver who is one of the nation’s strongest advocates for US shipbuilding, is facing stiff

October 23, 2022
Total Views: 2518

Friday, July 29, 2022
Defense

U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of Lead Ship in New Class of Fleet Oilers

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of the USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the first ship in a new class of fleet replenishment oilers. The new John Lewis-class T-AOs

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 11107

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
ghost fleet overlord ship
Defense

U.S. Navy Seeks to Boost Fleet of Large Unmanned Ships

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy sees its future fleet comprised of more than 350 manned ships and about 150 unmanned

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 6912

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Defense

Navy Risks Blowback in Bid to Scrap $5 Billion of Troubled Ships

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –The US Navy wants to scrap nine of 16 Littoral Combat Ships built by Lockheed Martin Corp. well short of their projected

May 11, 2022
Total Views: 9194

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
uss ford huntington ingalls shipyard island heavy lift
Defense

20 Years of Naval Trends Guarantee a FY2023 Shipbuilding Plan Failure

“About 300 ships, achieved in FY2018, will provide a force capable of… assuring access in any theater of operations, even in the face of new

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 6102

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Defense

U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Plan Skirts Decision on Trump’s 355-Ship Target for Now

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan puts off a decision about whether to stick with the Trump

April 20, 2022
Total Views: 3312

Sunday, January 23, 2022
Old And New Super-carriers
Navy

GE Haggles With Shipyard Over Unpaid US Navy Supercarrier Bill

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Four years after the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship was hobbled by a flaw in its propulsion system, prime contractor Huntington

January 23, 2022
Total Views: 124266

Monday, January 10, 2022
Defense

Bollinger Announces Latest Order from General Dynamics Electric Boat

Lockport, Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has announced its latest order from General Dynamics Electric Boat in support of the U.S. Navy’s new

January 10, 2022
Total Views: 5067

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Defense

Former US Navy Engineer, Wife Face Judge in Submarine Espionage Case

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – A former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife on Tuesday faced their first court hearing on charges they

October 12, 2021
Total Views: 2602

Monday, March 1, 2021
Defense

Over 300 Lay-Offs Announced at Newport News Shipbuilding

More than 300 salaried employees at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia have been informed they will be laid off as the nation’s leading defense

March 1, 2021
Total Views: 13321

Thursday, October 8, 2020
Defense

Navy Names New Frigates the “Constellation Class”

U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite has selected “Constellation” as the name of the Navy’s newest class of frigates. The name was

October 8, 2020
Total Views: 820

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Maritime News

U.S. Navy Swaps Sub for Destroyer in 2021 Budget Request Shift

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Pentagon is bolstering the number of warships the Navy will seek in its fiscal 2021 budget request after the White

February 6, 2020
Total Views: 242

Monday, December 2, 2019
Delaware SSN 791
Maritime News

General Dynamics Wins $22.2 Billion Contract for Virginia-Class Subs

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –General Dynamics Corp. has received a $22.2 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build nine more nuclear-powered

December 2, 2019
Total Views: 93

Monday, August 26, 2019
nassco esb contract
Maritime News

NASSCO Awarded Contract to Build More Expeditionary Sea Base Ships for U.S. Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a contract to build up to three more Expeditionary Sea Base ships for the U.S. Navy. The contract, announced Friday by

August 26, 2019
Total Views: 208

Wednesday, July 31, 2019
gerald r ford aircraft carrier
Maritime News

USS Ford Munitions Elevators Miss Another Deadline in Latest Setback

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –Only two of 11 elevators needed to lift munitions to the deck of the U.S. Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier have

July 31, 2019
Total Views: 127

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018
Navy

VT Halter Marine Wins $745 Million Icebreaker Contract

Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy awarded VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, a contract for the Detail Design and Construction of the

April 24, 2019
Total Views: 296

Thursday, January 31, 2019
uss enterprise (cvn 80)
Maritime News

U.S. Navy Awards $15 Billion Contract for Construction of New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday it awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc a $15.2 billion contract to build two

January 31, 2019
Total Views: 214

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Maritime News

U.S. Navy Seeks $30 Million to Fix Gear That Hobbled its New Gerald R. Ford Supercarrier

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The Navy is asking Congress to shift $30 million from other accounts to start repairing a damaged gear on the service’s

July 25, 2018
Total Views: 1271