General Dynamics’ NASSCO business and its Electric Boat subsidiary have been awarded two ship repair contracts worth more than a total of $20 million from the U.S. Navy. NASSCO won an $8.1 million award to extensively renovate and modernize the USS Harpers Ferry. Work will be performed in San Diego and …
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GD’s Mississippi Sub ahead of Schedule
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Mississippi, submarine SSN-782, sailed through its pressure hull testing well ahead of other ships in its class. The boat reached pressure hull complete status three weeks sooner than Virginia class submarines. Work on the Mississippi is ahead of schedule, beating USS Missouri’s record for work accomplished …
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This week, General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat signed an $8.8 million deal as part of a current contract to support engineering and design services for the Ohio Replacement Program, a next-generation strategic deterrent submarine. Jacobs Engineering (NYSE: JEC) won a basic ordering agreement from the FAA for design-build services …
Read More »Boeing Concludes Assembly of SLS Engine Section
Boeing has completed the construction of the engine section for NASA’s Space Launch System and is now slated for integration onto the spacecraft, Spaceflight.com reported Sunday.
Read More »Huntington Ingalls Tests New Security Cutter on Sea
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has concluded acceptance trials for a new national security cutter for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Midgett, or WMSL 757, underwent two days of testing involving the ship's propulsion, electrical, damage control, anchor-handling, small boat operations and combat systems in the Mexican Gulf, the company said Wednesday.
Read More »General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Securing Multiple Contracts and Supporting Organic Growth
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for helping to secure multiple contracts and supporting organic growth at the company.
Read More »Navy Picks HII Fleet Support Group for Marine Design & Engineering Multi-Award Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 12, 2019 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) business unit has secured a position on a potential $40M U.S. Navy contract for design and engineering services in support of marine platforms, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Department of Defense said Friday the contract covers architectural, civil, electrical, …
Read More »General Dynamics Delivers 2nd Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Ship to Navy
General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has completed hull, mechanical and electrical delivery of a second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer to the U.S. Navy. The Navy said Tuesday it accepted ownership of the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) ship after a series of assessments and demonstrations of the vessel’s HM&E systems that include boat handling, …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls-Built National Security Cutter Munro Completes Acceptance Trials
The sixth Huntington Ingalls Industries-built U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter Munro has completed acceptance trials at the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to validate the performance of the ship’s systems. Munro accomplished a full-power propulsion run during the two-day trial that tested its propulsion, electrical, damage control, anchor-handling, small boat operations and combat systems, HII …
Read More »HII-Built ‘Munro’ National Security Cutter Completes Builder’s Sea Trials
Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ sixth National Security Cutter ship for the U.S. Coast Guard has completed the three-day builder’s sea trials held at the Gulf of Mexico. Munro underwent ship propulsion, electrical systems, anchor handling, small boat operations, damage control and combat systems tests as well as a four-hour, full-power propulsion run during the trial, …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls Tests Fourth Coast Guard National Security Cutter; Jim French, Richard Schenk Comment
Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed the sea tests for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s fourth national security cutter. The testing team assessed the propulsion, electrical, damage control, anchor handling, small boat operations and combat systems of the Hamilton cutter for three days, Huntington Ingalls said Friday. “It’s a team effort to …
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