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Navy Issues General Dynamics Electric Boat $5.1B Contract Mod for Columbia-Class Submarine Program

December 22, 2022 8:50 AM - Updated: December 25, 2022 10:36 PM

The Navy on Wednesday issued General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion contract modification for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine…

House, Senate Defense Bill Signs Off on New Shipbuilding Programs, Restricts Others

December 10, 2019 2:14 PM - Updated: December 11, 2019 5:53 AM

Leaders from the House and Senate armed services committees agreed to a $738 billion Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization…

Carrier Ford Delivers To Navy After 15 Months of Delays

June 1, 2017 10:15 AM

The Navy accepted delivery of the first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on May 31, following the completion of…

Video: Carrier John F. Kennedy Superlift

January 24, 2017 12:57 PM

The following is video of a 704-metric ton section of the future carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) being fitted into…

Raytheon Awarded $92M Navy Contract for Future Carrier, Big Deck AESA Radars

August 22, 2016 12:22 PM

Radar maker Raytheon has been awarded a $92 million contract to develop a new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar…

Ford Carrier Suffers ‘Slight Deterioration’ in Testing Schedule, Could Delay Sea Trials 2 Months

September 22, 2015 6:53 PM

Sea trials for the first-in-class nuclear carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) could be pushed back up to six to eight…

HII Awarded $4.29 Billion in Contracts for John F. Kennedy Carrier Construction

June 8, 2015 10:07 AM

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $4.29 billion in contracts for the planned second Gerald R.…

Long-Range Ship Plan: Navy to Pursue Block Buys for DDGs in 2018, SSNs in 2019

April 6, 2015 12:48 PM - Updated: April 6, 2015 1:24 PM

The Navy told Congress it would pursue a 10-ship multiyear procurement contract for its Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in…

Navy Conducting Alternative Carrier Study

March 23, 2015 10:09 AM

The Navy is studying alternatives to how it competes and sources its aircraft carrier force, the Navy’s top acquisition official…

NAVSEA: Advanced Arresting Gear Design Flaw Delayed Testing Schedule Two Years, Adds Risk to On Time Ford Carrier Delivery

March 19, 2015 6:46 PM - Updated: September 22, 2015 6:28 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A design flaw in the system the Navy plans to help safely recover aircraft onboard its next…

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