US Shipbuilding Programmes
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The US Navy’s proposed FY2010 budget, submitted in May 2009, originally requested funding for eight new Navy ships. This total included two relatively expensive, high-capability combatant ships (a Virginia-class attack submarine and a DDG-51 class Aegis destroyer) and six relatively inexpensive ships (three Littoral Combat Ships [LCSs], two TAKE-1 auxiliary dry cargo ships, and one Joint High Speed Vessel [JHSV]). The Navy in September 2009 reduced the LCS request to two ships, reducing the total requested number of all types of ships to seven, of which five were relatively inexpensive LCSs, TAKE-1s, and JHSVs. The Navy’s proposed FY2010 budget also requested procurement funding for certain Navy ships that were procured but not fully funded in prior years, and advance procurement funding for certain other Navy ships to be procured in future years. |
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GAO Assesses U.S. Navy’s Focus on Arleigh Burke Destroyers
More Analysis, Oversight Required to Support Future Surface Combatant Plans After nearly a decade and almost $10 billion in development on Zumwalt class destroyers, the U.S. Navy changed its acquisition approach from procuring Zumwalts to restarting production of Arleigh Burke class destroyers (DDG 51) and building a new... read more |
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It’s Got to be Team Play – The Navy and the US Industrial Base
Interview with RADM Joe Carnevale (ret.), SCA Senior Defense Advisor defpro.com | The US Navy is sailing towards troubled waters, as tough decisions between strategic requirements, budget necessities, and the sustainment of the industrial base lie ahead during the upcoming years. On the occasion of the Surface Navy... read more |
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U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Update: Adding Certainty to an Uncertain Future
Statement by the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (RDA) defpro.com | On the occasion of the Surface Navy Association’s 24th National Symposium, taking place in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 10-12, defpro.com asked the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN), Research, Development & Acquisition (RDA)... read more |
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U.S. Navy to Build Two New Oceanographic Research Vessels
ARLINGTON, Va. | The U.S. Navy has awarded $70 million to a West Coast-based shipyard to begin building the second of two modern oceanographic research vessels, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced Feb. 9. ... |
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Alcoa Defense Congratulates Austal USA on Christening of 127-Meter All-Aluminum LCS Coronado
WASHINGTON | Alcoa Defense today congratulated Austal USA on the christening of the Coronado, the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), recently inaugurated in Mobile, Alabama. The Independence-variant LCS is a 127-meter all... |
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General Dynamics NASSCO Marks Keel Laying of First Mobile Landing Platform Ship
SAN DIEGO | General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony Jan. 19 for the first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship at the company's shipyard in San Diego. Mrs. Pat Mills was the honoree for the ceremony. She is the wife of U.S. Marine... |
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Austal Comments Christening of 2nd Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship
“Coronado”, the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship class vessel was christened on January 14, 2012 during a ceremony at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, USA. The ship’s proven trimaran-hull design offers superior manoeuvrability... |
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U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Howard O. Lorenzen
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas | The U.S. Navy accepted the delivery of missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) Jan. 10. ... |
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U.S. Navy Christens Littoral Combat Ship Coronado
The U.S. Navy will christen the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Coronado, Saturday, Jan. 14, during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony in Mobile, Ala. ... |
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Austal Launches 2nd Littoral Combat Ship
On January 10, 2012, Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard completed the launch of the second 127-metre Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, “Coronado” (LCS 4). ... |
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