Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business has secured a $99 million contract to incorporate survivability and lethality features into the integrated tactical training system for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships. The Department of Defense said Tuesday contract work includes technical updates to hardware and software, cybersecurity and installation of trainers. RMS will also […] More

ST Engineering North America's VT Halter Marine subsidiary has partnered with Gibbs & Cox to develop a concept for the U.S. Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel as part of a design analysis contract that will run through August 2021.

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Fincantieri Marinette Marine has unveiled a concept for a guided-missile vessel that will work to help the U.S. Navy build its first frigate fleet, USNI News reported Thursday.

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Lockheed Martin's rotary and mission systems business has secured a one-year, $75.7M contract modification for class services to the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program. The service branch exercised options for the company to accomplish design, planning and material support for LCS construction efforts, the Department of Defense said Friday.

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General Dynamics' mission systems business has installed a naval strike missile on an Independence-class littoral combat ship to augment the vessel's defensive capabilities and mission readiness.

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The U.S. Navy is seeking potential contractors for the design and construction of its multimission FFG(X) guided missile frigates, which are to operate in coastal and deep water environments to provide support for air, anti-submarine, surface and electronic warfare.

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Leonardo DRS and Rolls-Royce want to offer the U.S. Navy new propulsion and power systems that would give new energy saving and warfare capabilities to the service’s modernized fleet of warships, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

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Fincantieri has begun to upgrade its facility used to launch ships at its Marinette Marine business’ shipyard in Wisconsin as the U.S. Navy’s decision on its future frigate program nears, Defense News reported Wednesday. Competition for the FFG(X) frigate program is slated to commence in the summer of 2019 once the service completes a series of design assessments with top five proposers.

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Lockheed Martin is modernizing littoral combat ships of the U.S. Navy, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Joe DePietro, vice president of small combatants and ship systems at Lockheed, said Thursday prior to the commissioning of the USS Sioux City on Monday, that the LCS modernization seeks to increase the ships’ firepower and survivability. The program involves equipping the […] More

The U.S. Navy will christen at a ceremony on Saturday a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship Lockheed Martin has built. The service branch said Thursday it will christen the future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) at a ceremony that will feature former Senator Richard Lugar, R-Ind., as principal speaker and ship sponsor Jill Donnelly, the wife of Senator […] More

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel supports the U.S. Navy‘s proposed modernization effort of the Littoral Combat Ships that are made by Austal USA and Lockheed Martin, Reuters reported Thursday. Andrea Shalal writes the Navy wants to integrate new missiles, radar technology and other combat systems into the LCS fleet. “The Navy’s new proposal, like the LCS, will […] More

General Dynamics’ information systems division has integrated its open architecture computing infrastructure into the U.S. Navy’s newly-minted Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship. The company’s open architecture is built to function as the core mission system for the USS Jackson, which was christened at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday, General Dynamics said Monday. Carlo […] More