Navy Sets Ambitious Shipbuilding Goal

[Michael H. Standart]

From Defence News:

Sea Trials 'Successful' For U.S. Navy's New LPD

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The newest amphibious transport dock for the U.S. Navy successfully completed builder's trials for Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on Oct. 1, performing a series of tests to get the ship ready for delivery.

More at http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7860033&c=AME&s=SEA

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Defence News:

New U.S. Navy LPD Damaged on Sea Trials

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The new U.S. amphibious ship San Diego was damaged late last month when an improperly-installed relief valve caused part of the ship's ballast system to overpressurize, damaging three ballast tanks.

More at http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7897283&c=AME&s=SEA

Comment: Embarrassing but then the idea behind holding trials is to catch the silly season mistakes as well as the big ones before they have a chance to cause serious problems.

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The World Maritime News:

Navy Names USNS Choctaw County

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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus joined Ackerman, Miss., Mayor Dick Cain to announce today that the name of the Department of the Navy​’s next Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) will be United States Naval Ship (USNS) Choctaw County, during a brief ceremony today at Ackerman High School, Ackerman, Miss.

More at http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/34534

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From UPI:

GenDyn delivers cargo-ammunition ship

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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has received its 12th T-AKE dry cargo-ammunition ship, the USNS William McLean, from General Dynamics NASSCO.

More at http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/10/10/GenDyn-delivers-cargo-ammunition-ship/UPI-20481318250051/?spt=hs&or=si

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Brahmand:

Austal commences fabrication of JHSV3

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WASHINGTON (BNS): Fabrication work has started for the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 3), one of seven Austal-designed 103 metre US Navy JHSV under contract with the US Department of Defence.

More at http://brahmand.com/news/Austal-commences-fabrication-of-JHSV3/8235/1/14.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Wall Street Journal:

Shipbuilders Batten Hatches as Navy Weighs Cuts

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.–Mike Petters keeps a well-thumbed volume of naval history handy on his desk. One of its lessons, he says, is that maintaining a fleet is a long-term national investment that outlasts short-term politics.

More at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204450804576625160664749924.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Patch:

Electric Boat Awarded $430 Million Navy Contract

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Editor's note: U.S. Rep. Joseph Courtney made this annoucement today:

The U.S. Navy awarded Groton-based Electric Boat a $429.1 million contract modification for design, planning and technical support for the Navy’s active nuclear submarines.

More at http://groton.patch.com/articles/electric-boat-awarded-430-million-navy-contract

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Navy Newsstand:

Spray-on Protective Coating Wins "R&D 100" Award

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ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- R&D Magazine honored an Office of Naval Research (ONR) scientist with a 2011 "R&D 100" award Oct. 13 for the development of a revolutionary coating material that is blast-and fire-resistant.

The special high-tech surface technology, HybridSil Fire/Blast, acts like a force field that surrounds and protects any type of surface, making it blast-, ballistic- and fire-resistant.

More at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=63242

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Marine Log:

Navy funds will not be incentive to close Avondale

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United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu and U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond have received confirmation from the Department of the Navy that any federal funds provided for the closure and conversion of the Avondale Shipyard may be applied to partnerships designed to bring more work to the facility.

More at http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1462:2011oct00173&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=107

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Aviation Week:

U.S. Submarine Programs Face Uncertainty

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While the U.S. submarine force has shown its mettle in Libyan operations and continues to improve even its oldest boats, the fleet remains threatened by budgetary concerns and projected force shortfalls, according to Ronald O’Rourke, naval analyst for the Congressional Research Service.

More at http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/asd/2011/10/20/02.xml&headline=U.S.%20Submarine%20Programs%20Face%20U ncertainty

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From DoD Buzz:

The Navy’s next boomer

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The Navy’s top submarine planners are confident they can build a new class of ballistic missile boats on time and on cost, without swallowing up the service’s entire shipbuilding budget. But to get there, they admit, everything has to go perfectly.

More at http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/10/20/the-navys-next-boomer/

Comment: If it has to go perfectly, this program s doomed!!!

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Australian Defence Magazine:

USN slashes shipbuilding goal for Austal's JHSV program

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The US Navy is slashing the number of multimillion-dollar catamarans it plans to acquire from Mobile, AL-based shipbuilder Austal USA, a move that could terminate the Joint High Speed Vessel program years earlier than previously planned.

More at http://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/usn-slashes-shipbuilding-goal-for-austal-s-jhsv-program

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From NOLA.com:

Avondale shipyard incentive package will bring quick results, officials say

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Both Louisiana officials and representatives of Huntington Ingalls Industries expressed confidence last week that a new $214 million incentive package would quickly draw out some potential partners to help keep thousands employed at the Avondale shipyard site beyond its scheduled closure. One big question that remains: Who will that partner be? And what will they do?

More at http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2011/10/off icials_confident_incentive_1.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From UPI:

HII receives submarine contract

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division for engineering work on its submarines.

More at http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry /2011/10/24/HII-receives-submarine-contract/UPI-46 931319456700/?spt=hs&or=si

 

[Michael H. Standart]

Today's Feature Story:

PCU Mississippi Successfully Completes Christening Milestone

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GROTON, Conn. (NNS) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Mississippi (SSN 782) sponsor Ms. Allison Stiller christened the ninth Virginia-class submarine during a ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Dec. 3.

During her remarks, Stiller mentioned today marked the 38th christening that she has attended, but emphasized how special the day was for her.

More at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=64139