WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy will release a 30-year ship repair and modernization plan alongside its 30-year shipbuilding plan next spring, to help the maintenance industry plan its workforce and infrastructure investments with the same confidence that yards on the new-construction side can, the Navy’s acquisition chief said today. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, […]
Aircraft carrier Kennedy 75 percent structurally complete
NEWPORT NEWS – The future USS John F. Kennedy is 75 percent structurally complete following the installation of a 750-metric ton forward section of the ship’s main deck, Huntington Ingalls Industries said in a news release Monday. The newest Ford-class carrier has been under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding since August 2015. The first ship […]
Defense contract roundup for March in Hampton Roads
Defense contract awards for Hampton Roads in March included a $95 million multiple-award deal for Navy ship repair services that named 13 companies in the region. Other highlights of the month included additional money for work on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and a Hampton firm that is working on behalf of the […]
FY 2018 Omnibus Bill boosts shipbuilding $3.3B over Pentagon Request
Congress showed significant support for Navy shipbuilding in its defense-heavy Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus budget deal that emerged this week, adding $3.3 billion for five additional ships to support Navy fleet growth and industrial base needs. The omnibus spending bill covers the current fiscal year, which is still being funded with a continuing resolution, and […]
Fifth Mobile implementation team stops at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
PORTSMOUTH, Va – Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Tactical Innovation and Implementation Lab (TIIL) Mobile Implementation Team (MIT) began its fifth tour at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Jan. 29. The MIT delivered six innovative technologies from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF). Ken Sisk, a test house mechanic from PSNS […]