The U.S. Navy has awarded a modification to a previously awarded contract to Vertex Aerospace LLC from Mississippi for support of TH-57 Sea Ranger fleet. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, this modification increases the ceiling and extends the period of performance of the contract to provide additional TH-57 Sea Ranger logistics support services […]

The U.S. Navy has awarded U.S. aerospace giant Boeing two contacts for upgrade and support of T/AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, according to U.S. Department of Defense. The contracts, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, includes the engineering services in support of the development of the T/AV-8B aircraft. Boeing is awarded $71,3 million to provide […]

One of the largest U.S. defense contractors, Boeing has been awarded a $46,7 million U.S. Navy contract modification for the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Feb. 13, 2019, contract announcement for the XLUUV program occurred while source selection was ongoing, […]

The Russian Navy Navy will grow by more than 180 warships and vessels over the next eight years, Russia’s Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with defense chiefs on Wednesday. “We will begin today’s meeting with the discussion of the draft program on the development of the moorage space of the […]

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp, announced that the keel of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 25, the future USS Marinette was authenticated during a ceremony on March 27. “In a ceremony that formally marks the beginning of a ship’s construction, Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine laid the keel on Littoral Combat Ship […]

BAE Systems, the weapon’s manufacturer, has announced that it received a $41.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform routine maintenance and modernization of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). According to a statement released by the BAE Systems on 27 March, the Anchorage will undergo 12 months of restorative work […]

The U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, has announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Navy  signed a $1.47 billion deal for construction of the next generation amphibious ship. Huntington Ingalls has received a $1.47 billion, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy for the detail design and construction of the amphibious transport dock LPD 30. The […]

On 25 March, the U.S. Marine Corps has announced that Marines perform an evaluation of new M320A1 grenade launcher. The M320A1 is a grenade launcher that can be employed as a stand-alone weapon or mounted onto another, such as the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. Scheduled to be fielded in fiscal year 2020, the system will […]

The U.S. Navy has awarded a modification to previously contract to company Austal USA for the construction of two additional Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels, the Pentagon said on Monday. The Austal USA shipyard in Mobile is being awarded a $261,776,539 modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-2227 for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of the 13th […]

On 25 March,  the U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls, hosted a keel authentication ceremony today for the Virginia-class attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796). “We enjoy participating in the Navy’s many traditions,” said Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport News Shipbuilding. “They offer us an opportunity to pause and reflect on our daily work and remind the talented […]