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  • Austal USA to Support Jackson LCS Shock Trials Under Navy Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal USA to Support Jackson LCS Shock Trials Under Navy Contract Modification

    The U.S. subsidiary of Austal has received an $11.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to plan and conduct repairs to any damage the company-built USS Jackson littoral combat ship will sustain during full ship shock trials. Austal USA will also help remove FSST test equipment and instrumentation after the tests under the modification, the company said Monday. The Navy performed the […] More

  • Navy Taps Rolls-Royce for LCS Ancillary Parts Supply Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Rolls-Royce for LCS Ancillary Parts Supply Contract

    Rolls-Royce has received a potential three-year, $7.2 million contract to produce ancillary parts kits for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships. The company will perform contract work in Walpole, Massachusetts, through April 2019 under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Naval Supply Systems Command‘s weapon systems support unit will obligate the full […] More

  • Joe North: Lockheed Seeks Continued Navy Combat Ship Production Through 2020s - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe North: Lockheed Seeks Continued Navy Combat Ship Production Through 2020s

    Joe North, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Littoral Combat Ship program, has said the company will continue to build combat ships for the U.S. Navy through mid-2020s despite program reductions, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Hope Hodge Seck writes Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered the Navy in December to reduce the number of ships from 52 […] More

  • Research and Markets Examines Global Naval Vessels, Surface Combatants Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Examines Global Naval Vessels, Surface Combatants Market

    Research and Markets has released a new report that provides analysis of the naval vessels and surface combatants market worldwide. The report gives details of the market’s projected size and growth from 2015 through 2025, Research and Markets said Sept. 3. It profiles the following companies in the report: ASC Pty Ltd. Austal BAE Systems Daewoo Shipbuilding and […] More

  • Austal Kicks Off Final Assembly on 5th Navy Littoral Combat Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal Kicks Off Final Assembly on 5th Navy Littoral Combat Ship

    Austal has started final assembly work on a new Littoral Combat Ship under a $3.5 billion, 10-ship contract awarded by the U.S. Navy in 2010. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) served as the sponsor for the fifth Independence-class USS Manchester (LCS 14) during the keel-laying ceremony held Monday at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, the company said Tuesday. Austal […] More

  • Chris Marzilli: General Dynamics Combines Offerings for Navy Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chris Marzilli: General Dynamics Combines Offerings for Navy Missions

    General Dynamics’ new mission systems unit showcased its naval portfolio at this year’s Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia. Chris Marzilli, president of the unit, said Monday the restructured group aims to strengthen GD’s targeted technology, service and other product offerings for its defense clients. General Dynamics created the mission systems unit through […] More

  • Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel Backs Navy LCS Modernization Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel Backs Navy LCS Modernization Plan

    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