SCRA-Led Shipbuilding Program Awarded $1.7m
SCRA announced a contract award totaling $1.7 million for the Shipbuilding Center of Excellence. The Center, known as the Center for Naval Shipbuilding Technology (CNST), is a Navy ManTech Center of Excellence, chartered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop advanced manufacturing technologies and deploy them in U.S. shipyards. CNST is managed and operated by SCRA affiliate ATI (Advance Technology International). The initial, two-year contract was awarded in August of 2009 and allowed for three follow-on, one-year extension options. The most recent award represents the first of the three potential option years and will be spent on Center operations and project development and management.
ASNE Day 2009
ASNE Day 2009 takes place April 8-9, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. The event will explore how the 21st century cooperative strategy and related maritime efforts are impacting naval engineering while answering the questions—what technical areas must be emphasized to enable and support this strategy, what are the implications for the way future naval engineers are educated and developed, and what improvements are needed in naval engineering tools and processes? • U.S. • U.S. What is Our Goal? • RDML Robert L. • RDML Joseph R. • BGen Andrew W. Moderator: Mr. Asst. Moderator: Ms. • Mr. Asst. Moderator: Mr. • General Dynamics—Mr. • Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding—Mr. • Lockheed Martin—Mr. • Boeing—RADM John V. Asst.
