by Emily Erhold | Nov 11, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Huntington Ingalls won a $40 million contract modification for the USS George Washington or CVN 73. The deal is for refueling complex overhaul. Work will include accomplishment of the overhaul, modernization, repair, maintenance and refueling. The...
by Emily Erhold | Nov 11, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas A new electronic warfare pod dubbed Angry Kitten Combat Pod by Georgia Tech Research Institute was tested during the concluded Northern Lightning 2021 exercise. The pod utilized digital radio frequency memory technology to rapidly assess and respond to a...
by Emily Erhold | Nov 11, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $79.3 million deal for AEGIS modernization (AMOD) and guided missile destroyer new construction production requirements. The contract combines purchases for the US government; and the government of the Commonwealth of Australia under the...
by Emily Erhold | Nov 11, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas The US Navy destroyer USS Stout returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia after a record 215 days at sea. A lack of safety, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in frequent port calls prompted its seven-month deployment in the US 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas...
by Emily Erhold | Nov 11, 2023 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas Sikorsky won a $53.9 million contract modification for production of UH-60M Black Hawks. UH-60 Black Hawk is a multi-mission helicopter. The UH-60M is the latest variant in the Black Hawk family of helicopters. More than 2,000 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter...