HII Petters: Now is the ‘Most Exciting Time’ in Shipbuilding in 30 Years
Congress and the Pentagon are in the midst of a two-year spending spree, and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leadership is…
Navy Exercises Options For Additional Future Frigate Design Work
The Navy has exercised options adding several million dollars to the future guided-missile frigate (FFG(X)) conceptual design work being performed…
Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Enters Year-Long Post-Shakedown Maintenance and Upgrade Period
After spending 81 days at sea spread out during eight steaming events, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is back at…
Austal USA Considering the Future of the EPF Design
As Austal USA prepares to negotiate the contract for the final planned expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessel, the shipbuilder…
Report to Congress on Navy Columbia-Class Submarine Program
The following is the June 29, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia Class (Ohio Replacement) Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN-826)…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program
The following is the July 3, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Geurts: Digitized Design Is Key to Speeding Up Shipbuilding, Repairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Digitization is increasingly serving as an important tool to drive down shipbuilding and repair costs, which will be…
Arleigh Burke Guided-Missile Destroyer Program Marks Key Milestones
May marked a pair of milestones in the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer program, including the start of fabrication of the…
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
The following is the March 13, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background…
USS Ralph Johnson Commissioned Saturday in Charleston, S.C.
The Navy commissioned the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) at a ceremony in Charleston, S.C., Saturday.…