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BAE Receives Grant 7/2/2009 9:56:16 AM BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $8,685,509 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar-day regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command's fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8).  The ship's primary mission is to operate as part of a carrier strike group,... Naval Funding for BAE Systems 7/2/2009 9:53:56 AM BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $11,717,122 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-4403) for repairs of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7).  The following work items will be accomplished on the ship:  replace sewage discharge pumps; install scullery... Oceaneering Receives Naval Funding 7/2/2009 9:52:23 AM Oceaneering International Inc., Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded an $11,984,265 firm-fixed-price contract for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) service life extension program (SLEP) for the LCACs 30 and 56.  The LCAC SLEP will extend the service life of LCAC from 20 to 30 years, sustain/enhance... Naval Grant for DynCorp 7/2/2009 9:42:48 AM DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $45,649,330 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N62742-08-C-1115) to exercise the second option period to provide support services for Philippines Operations Support in the Republic of the Philippines for... General Atomics Receives Naval Grant 7/2/2009 9:41:15 AM General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $573,000,000 ceiling priced, undefinitized contract action for the production of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) CVN 78 Shipset.  EMALS is the catapult launch system on CVN-78 class aircraft carriers, replacing the steam catapults... Harbor Branch Gets $2m Navy Grant 7/1/2009 8:57:09 AM Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute received a $2m grant from the U.S. Navy to develop a robotic laser system to identify mines and other threats in ports and coastal waters. The system to be developed at Harbor Branch would involve a group of underwater robots scanning the water with laser beams and... Carriers Face $1.7b Cost Increase 7/1/2009 8:55:21 AM According to a report in the the UK Financial Times, the British government’s decision to delay production of two new 65,000-ton Royal Navy aircraft carriers could cost an additional $1.7b, driving the cost to $7b per, or 25% higher than when the contract was signed a year ago.... Submarines Move to Electronic Nav Charting 6/30/2009 7:57:21 AM The Navy's Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) certified a significant milestone in the submarine force's transition to electronic charting by approving version 8.3 of the Voyage Management System (VMS) for use aboard attack and guided-missile submarines June 9. For submarine installations VMS... This Day in Naval History – June 30 6/30/2009 7:55:50 AM 1815 - USS Peacock takes HMS Nautilus, last action of the War of 1812 1943 - Third Fleet Amphibious Force lands troops on Rendova Island while naval gunfire silences Japanese artillery 1951 - Naval Administration of Marianas ends (Source: Navy News Service)  ... This Day in Naval History – June 29 6/29/2009 7:32:53 AM 1925 - Ships and men from 11th and 12th Naval Districts assist in relief after earthquake at Santa Barbara , CA 1950 - Truman authorizes sea blockade of the Korean coast 1950 - USS Juneau fires first naval shore bombardment of Korean Conflict (Source: Navy News Service)... This Day in Naval History – June 26 6/26/2009 9:31:18 AM 1884 - Congress authorizes commissioning of Naval Academy graduates as ensigns 1918 - Marine brigade captures Belleau Wood 1959 - Twenty-eight Naval vessels sail from Atlantic to Great Lakes, marking the formal opening of Saint Lawrence Seaway to seagoing ships. 1962... This Day in Naval History – June 25 6/25/2009 9:29:01 AM 1917 - Navy convoy of troopships carrying American Expeditionary Forces arrives in France 1950 - North Korea invades South Korea beginning Korean Conflict (Source: Navy News Service)... This Day in Naval History – June 24 6/24/2009 9:06:18 AM 1833 - USS Constitution enters drydock at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA, for overhaul. The ship was saved from scrapping after public support rallied to save the ship following publication of Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem, "Old Ironsides." 1926 - Office of Assistant SecNav set... This Day in Naval History – June 23 6/23/2009 10:26:05 AM 1933 - Commissioning of USS Macon, Navy's last dirigible 1961 - Navy's first major low frequency radio station commissioned at Cutler, ME 1972 - Navy helicopter squadron aids flood-stricken residents in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Pittstown area of PA (Source: Navy News Source)... New Navy Contracts 6/22/2009 9:35:55 AM Austal USA, Mobile Ala., was awarded a $99,557,548 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2217) on Jun. 17, 2009, for long lead time material (LLTM) for Ships 2 and 3 of the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Program.  This contract provides LLTM for main propulsion engines, aluminum,... This Day in Naval History – June 22 6/22/2009 9:22:29 AM 1807 - HMS Leopard attacks USS Chesapeake 1865 - Confederate raider Shenandoah fires last shot of Civil War in Bering Strait 1884 - Navy relief expedition under CDR Winfield S. Schley rescues LT A.W. Greely, USA, and 6 others from Ellesmere Island, where they were marooned for 3 years on Arctic island... This Day in Naval History – June 19 6/19/2009 9:07:07 AM 1864 - USS Kearsarge sinks Confederate raider Alabama off France 1944 - Battle of the Philippine Sea begins ("The Marianas Turkey Shoot") 1948 - Chief of Naval Operations assigns 3 destroyers to U.N. mediator for the Palestine truce. (Source: Navy News Service)... This Day in Naval History – June 18 6/18/2009 9:08:24 AM 1812 - U.S. declares war on Great Britain for impressment of Sailors and interference with commerce 1942 - First African-American officer, Bernard W. Robinson, commissioned in Naval Reserve 1957 - CNO approves ship characteristics of the Fleet Ballistic Missile sumbarine (Source: Navy News Service)... This Day in Naval History – June 17 6/17/2009 9:26:46 AM 1833 - USS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, the first warship to enter a public drydock in the United States 1870 - USS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward 1898 - Navy Hospital Corps established 1940 - Chief of Naval Operations asks Congress... This Day in Naval History – June 16 6/16/2009 9:11:29 AM 1898 - U.S. squadron bombards Santiago, Cuba 1965 - Navy Department schedules reactivation of hospital ship Repose (AH-16), first hospital ship activated for Vietnam Conflict (Source: Navy News Service)... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...