by Emily Erhold | May 29, 2019 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Saab’s T-X production facility in West Lafayette, Indiana will become one of the Swedish company’s major sites according to CEO Hakan Buskhe. The T-X is an American/Swedish advanced jet trainer. It was announced on September 27, 2018 that the aircraft would...
by Emily Erhold | May 28, 2019 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Huntington Ingalls cut the first steel plate of the Columbia ballistic missile submarine at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. A plasma-burning machine cut the steel plate, which will be used to build the SSBN 826, according to a news release. The...
by Emily Erhold | May 27, 2019 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas BAE Systems won $8.9 million in support of the MK45 gun mount. The deal provides engineering, technical, logistics services and technical data to support the MK 45 5 inch Gun system design, development, fabrication, production, operation and integration. The...
by Emily Erhold | May 23, 2019 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Q.E.D. Systems won a $19.6 million contract modification in support of Navy amphibious ship classes LPD 17, LSD 41 and LSD 49. The deal provides for advanced planning services in support of Chief of Naval Operations-scheduled availabilities, continuous...
by Emily Erhold | May 22, 2019 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas General Dynamics’s subsidiary, Electric Boat, won a $497 million modification to grow the industrial base to support development and construction of the Columbia, and Virginia-class submarines as well as Ford-class aircraft carriers. The deal is part of the...