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  • Lockheed, Fincantieri Hold Keel Laying Ceremony for 23rd Navy Littoral Combat Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Fincantieri Hold Keel Laying Ceremony for 23rd Navy Littoral Combat Ship

    Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine hosted a keel laying ceremony in Marinette, Wis., for the U.S. Navy’s 23rd Littoral Combat Ship, which will be named USS Cooperstown. Ellen Tillapaugh, mayor of Cooperstown, N.Y., welded her initials onto a steel plate that will be placed on the Freedom-class ship to complete the authentication process, Lockheed said Tuesday. […] More

  • Navy, Lockheed Complete Acceptance Trials for 7th Freedom-Variant LCS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, Lockheed Complete Acceptance Trials for 7th Freedom-Variant LCS

    The U.S. Navy has concluded acceptance trials of its seventh Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Wichita (LCS 13), built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team. Joe DePietro, vice president of small combatants and ship systems at Lockheed, said in a statement released Friday the completion of trials marked a key step forward for the […] More

  • Navy Secretary Richard Spencer Tours Lockheed Team's LCS Production Line - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Secretary Richard Spencer Tours Lockheed Team’s LCS Production Line

    U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has visited a shipyard in Marinette, Wis., where  a Lockheed Martin-led industry team is building a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship. Lockheed said Thursday it leads a team consisting of Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Gibbs & Cox and at least 800 suppliers from across 42 states to support the service branch’s LCS program. Spencer, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, […] More

  • Sixth Lockheed-Built Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sixth Lockheed-Built Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials

    The sixth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team for the U.S. Navy has finished a series of acceptance trials on Lake Michigan. Lockheed said Thursday the tests occurred from May 20 to 24 and showcased the surface and air detection features of USS Sioux City , designated LCS 11, as well as aviation support, small boat launch handling […] More

  • Lockheed's LCS Team Christens Navy's Future USS Indianapolis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s LCS Team Christens Navy’s Future USS Indianapolis

    A Lockheed Martin-led industry team christened the U.S. Navy‘s 17th Littoral Combat Ship during a ceremony held Saturday at a shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Sen. Joe Donnelly’s wife Jill broke a champagne bottle across the USS Indianapolis bow as the ship sponsor, Lockheed said Saturday. The next Freedom-variant ship will continue to undergo assembly and test processes at the Fincantieri Marinette […] More

  • Rolls-Royce Wins Lockheed Freedom LCS Team's Supplier of the Year Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce Wins Lockheed Freedom LCS Team’s Supplier of the Year Award

    Rolls-Royce has received a supplier of the year award from a Lockheed Martin-led industry team contracted to build Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships for the U.S. Navy. Lockheed said Wednesday that Rolls-Royce was given recognition during the 30th annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium held Tuesday. Rolls-Royce produces the MT30 gas turbines and Mk1 waterjets for the Freedom-variant LCS’ combined diesel and […] More

  • Navy Commissions Lockheed-Built USS Little Rock Littoral Combat Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Commissions Lockheed-Built USS Little Rock Littoral Combat Ship

    A littoral combat ship that Lockheed Martin developed with partner Fincantieri Marinette Marine has entered into active service with the U.S. Navy. The Navy conducted the commissioning ceremony for the USS Little Rock vessel designated LCS 9 on the Buffalo River in New York, Lockheed said Saturday. The ship, which was the second to be named after the […] More

  • Navy Receives 5th Freedom-Variant LCS From Lockheed, Fincantieri Marinette Marine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Receives 5th Freedom-Variant LCS From Lockheed, Fincantieri Marinette Marine

    Lockheed Martin and naval shipbuilding company Fincantieri Marinette Marine  have delivered a fifth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy following the completion of  acceptance trials. The Navy accepted delivery of its future USS Little Rock and the service branch is scheduled to commission the new warship later this year, Lockheed said Monday. LCS9 received the highest […] More

  • Lockheed-Fincantieri Marinette Marine Team Supports Navy USS Little Rock LCS Acceptance Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Fincantieri Marinette Marine Team Supports Navy USS Little Rock LCS Acceptance Trials

    An alliance between Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine has helped the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey perform acceptance trials on the service branch’s future Freedom-variant littoral combat ship. Lockheed said Thursday that USS Little Rock, the Navy’s fifth Freedom-class LCS, completed the five-day trials in port and at sea to demonstrate its […] More

  • Lockheed-Led Team Concludes Navy LCS Builder's Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Led Team Concludes Navy LCS Builder’s Trials

    An industry team led by Lockheed Martin wrapped up builder’s trials of the U.S. Navy‘s USS Little Rock littoral combat ship Thursday. The sea trials took place in Lake Michigan and sought to demonstrate the reliability and performance of the warship’s propulsion system, Lockheed said Monday. Lockheed’s team members include Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Gibbs & Cox and approximately 800 suppliers […] More

  • Lockheed-Led Industry Team Launches 15th Navy LCS; Joe North Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Led Industry Team Launches 15th Navy LCS; Joe North Comments

    An industry team led by Lockheed Martin has launched the U.S. Navy‘s 15th Littoral Combat Ship into the Menominee River from the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin. Lockheed said Saturday that USS Billings will undergo additional outfitting and testing activities at the Wisconsin-based shipyard ahead of a scheduled delivery to the service branch in 2018. Fincantieri Marinette Marine, […] More

  • Lockheed-Led Industry Team Conducts Keel-Laying Ceremony for Navy's 19th LCS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Led Industry Team Conducts Keel-Laying Ceremony for Navy’s 19th LCS

    A Lockheed Martin-led industry team, which includes naval architect Gibbs & Cox and more than 800 suppliers, has laid the keel for a U.S. Navy littoral combat ship at a Fincantieri Marinette Marine facility in Wisconsin. The future USS St Louis, dubbed LCS 19, is one of seven ships in various construction stages at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, […] More