The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $62M contract modification to finance capital expenditures associated with industrial base efforts for a destroyer ship construction program. HII will use the funds to sustain its supplier base that helps build Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, the Department of Defense said Friday.
Read More »HII Elevates Aft Deckhouse Onto USS Jack H. Lucas
Huntington Ingalls Industries has lifted a 320-ton aft deckhouse aboard the Arleigh Burke-class USS Jack H. Lucas, or DDG 125, destroyer.
Read More »HII Commences Ted Stevens Ship Fabrication Work
Huntington Ingalls Industries has started fabrication activities for the construction of a new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Read More »HII Wraps Up Acceptance Trials for Future Delbert D. Black Destroyer
Huntington Ingalls Industries has concluded a series of acceptance trials for an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer vessel.
Read More »Lockheed Completes Critical Design Review for Navy Laser Weapon Tech
Lockheed Martin has cleared a critical design review for a laser weapon system built to work with an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer employed by the U.S. Navy.
Read More »Lockheed Wins Potential $75M Contract for Navy Destroyer Engine Controllers, Engineering Services
Lockheed Martin will provide common engine controllers for newly constructed and modernized Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer ships for the U.S. Navy under a potential five-year, $75.1M contract.
Read More »Kratos Helps Navy Test Missile Defense Radar
The U.S. Navy has tested the ballistic missile defense of a new anti-air radar with the support of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. The AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar detected and tracked a ballistic target during the Vigilant Nemesis test on Jan. 31, the company said Tuesday.
Read More »Northrop Completes Critical Design Review of Naval Inertial Navigation System; Todd Leavitt Quoted
Northrop Grumman will begin manufacturing 10 pre-production units of an inertial navigation system for the U.S. Navy after completing the critical design review phase of the technology. Todd Leavitt, vice president of maritime systems at Northrop, said in a statement published Wednesday that completing the CDR allows the program for …
Read More »General Dynamics Subsidiary Begins DDG 124 Construction
General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary commenced the construction of a new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer on May 17 in Bath, Maine. The start of DDG 124 or the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.‘s construction is marked by the cutting of the ship’s first 100 tons and a commemorative ceremony, the U.S. Navy said Thursday. The destroyer …
Read More »General Dynamics Lays Keel for Arleigh Burke-Class ‘Daniel Inouye’ Ship
General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has laid the keel on the U.S. Navy‘s future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ship that will be called USS Daniel Inouye. The ship, designated as DDG 118, is named after the former senator who earned a Medal of Honor for his U.S. Army service during World War II, …
Read More »Navy to Commission USS Ralph Johnson March 24 in South Carolina
The U.S. Navy has announced it will commission the guided-missile destroyer to be named USS Ralph Johnson on March 14, at Columbus Street Pier, Charleston, South Carolina. Georgeann McRaven, wife of retired Adm. Bill McRaven, will order the destroyer to service as the ship’s sponsor; while U.S. Marine Corps commandant Gen. Robert Neller will …
Read More »Navy Orders GE Engine Assemblies, Electronic Control Kits
General Electric has received a $14.7 million order to supply LM2500+ power turbine and gas generator assemblies along with LM2500 integrated electronic control kits to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday the kits will be used to modernize the service branch’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. The LM2500+ …
Read More »General Dynamics Shipyard to Deliver USS Rafael Peralta to Navy in February
The U.S. Navy‘s Board of Inspection and Survey has recommended the General Dynamics-built USS Rafael Peralta guided missile destroyer to join the Navy fleet after the ship completed its acceptance trials. USS Rafael Peralta will be delivered to the Navy in February and will depart from the company’s Bath Iron Works shipyard in the spring …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls Hands USS Finn Missile Destroyer Ship to Navy
Huntington Ingalls Industries turned over the USS John Finn guided missile destroyer to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony held on the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division signed the DD 250 document that represents the official transfer of the ship’s custody to the military service, the company said Wednesday. “Years of working with the DDG 51 …
Read More »HII Christens 30th Arleigh-Burke Destroyer Ralph Johnson; Brian Cuccias Comments
Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened the 30th guided missile destroyer in the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh-Burke ship class. This ship is named after Medal of Honor awardee Ralph Johnson, who served in the Vietnam war from the age of 19, the company said Saturday. Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said the company aims to build on …
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