The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky, Stratford, Conn., a Lockheed Martin company, a $2.7-billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K helicopters - the largest procurement to date for this multimission aircraft. This contract advances Sikorsky and the U.S. Navy on the path toward...
Alonie Lake, also a welder, a fellow graduate of the technical college's program and a single mom, is happy for a job with long-term stability — something Marinette's backlog of Navy contracts virtually guarantees. Lake, 32, said she thinks a lot of younger people are interested in...
As prime contractor for the EA-6B Prowler Improved Capability (ICAP) Ⅲ system, Northrop Grumman Systems Integrated Systems sector in Bethpage, N.Y., received a $73.25 million sole-source U.S. Navy fixed-price ID/IQ contract on May 2. This was for FY06 full-rate production (LOT Ⅱ) of...
Lockheed Martinreceived two U.S. Navy contracts worth $20.6 million to provide integration engineering and engineering support for the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare system. Under the terms of the contracts, Aegis-equipped cruisers and destroyers will be upda...
With the Navy returning to all-steel hull building, Austal has responded by expanding its steel manufacturing line and gaining new contracts. These include the construction of new tugs and research ships and the possibility of competing with Marinette Marine for Constellation-class frigates. ...
This thesis develops an optimization based model to assist the Navy Recruiting Command in placing Nuclear Power Field recruits in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP). After signing enlistment contracts, individuals are enrolled in the DEP prior to entering recruit training. During DEP, some individuals ...
Adacel tower simulation systems have been documented to reduce controller training and time to qualify from 21% to 60%.1 "Welcoming the Navy to Team Adacel along with the Marines, Army, and Air Force is certainly our pleasure. It places them firmly at the cutting edge of ATC technology ...
MBDA Sea Ceptor to protect Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates To date, Raytheon has delivered more than 700,000 TOW weapon systems to U.S. and international armed forces. Since 2003, the TOW missile system has been used in combat 11,000 times, and the Department of Defense has provided...
Navy and serves as a principal repair facility for its Pacific Fleet ships. Since 2002, NASSCO has been a major prime contractor for the maintenance of several amphibious and combatant classes of ships homeported on the West Coast. Contracts have been awarded to the company to provide ...
‘Hellscape’ a reality. The U.S. Marine Corpsunveiled a concept last yearof Hero-120 loitering munitions installed on a Long-Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV), showcasing just what is possible when these systems are integrated together. The LRUSV, based on the U.S. Navy’s ’40PB...