The U.S. Navy has ordered detail design and construction of two additional 808-class harbor tugboats, the Pentagon announced  Wednesday. According to statement, Dakota Creek Industries Inc., is awarded a $26,7 million modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-18-C-2205 for additional 808-class harbor tugboats. The contract, which was awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on 9 January, covers […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has reported that full operational capability for the upgraded Anti-Tank Weapon Systems (ATWS) is expected at the end of the fiscal year 2019. According to a statement, the U.S. Marine Corps continues to upgrade the turret system for one of its longest-serving fighting vehicles – the Light Armored Vehicle-Anti-Tank or also […]

French Navy received its first Rafale jet fighter upgraded to the F3-R carrier version standard, according to defenseworld.net. The aircraft will be part of Flotilla 11F, the first unit to be armed by this aircraft standard, the French Navy said in a statement Wednesday. The F3-R standard is an evolution of the Rafale F3 standard, […]

The U.S. Navy will commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Wichita (LCS 13), during a 10 a.m. ceremony Saturday, Jan. 12, at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., near Jacksonville, where the ship will be homeported. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas will deliver the commissioning ceremony’s principal address. Kate Lehrer, author […]

The U.S. Navy secretly tested advanced hyper velocity projectiles capable of executing multiple missions for a number of gun systems during the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 international exercise. Twenty hyper velocity projectiles or next-generation, common, low drag, guided projectile were fired from the destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-105) as part of a study conducted by the U.S. Navy and the Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities […]

BAE Systems has received a $78.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of USS Shoup (DDG 86), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer (DDG). According to company’s statement, the value of the competitively awarded contract could reach $87.6 million if all options are exercised. “The Shoup availability is a large, complex […]

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in honor of U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, Navy Cross recipient, and former U.S. Senator from Alabama, Admiral Jeremiah Denton. “Admiral Denton’s legacy is an inspiration to all who wear our nation’s uniform,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. […]

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. has received a $91,4 million as a modification to a previously awarded contract for modifications and maintenance of aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the U.S. Defense Department announced. The modification to a previously awarded contract, announced on Monday, covers a Dry-docking Planned Incremental Availability includes […]

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) on 7 January announced it has been awarded the Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support contract by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic. The multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract holds a shared ceiling of $898 million. It includes a five-year base ordering period, with […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a contract to BAE Systems Land & Armaments (a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems) for 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The terms of the deal, announced by the U.S. Department of Defense, come under a modified agreement for BAE Systems to provide production of  fully amphibious, ship-launchable and ship-recoverable […]