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Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Canberra (LCS 30)
December 22, 2021 — MOBILE, Ala. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) Dec. 21 at Austal USA in Mobile.Canberra is the second ship to honor the loss of the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra during the Battle of Savo Island in World War II, and is the 15th Independence-variant LCS and the 26th LCS to join the Fleet. Canberra completed... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, Landing Craft, Air Cushion 103
December 22, 2021 — The Navy accepted delivery of the next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 103, Dec. 22.The delivery of LCAC 103 comes after the successful completion of Acceptance Trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey to test the readiness and capability of the craft and to validate... MORE

PEO Columbia Recognized for Acquisition Excellence
December 16, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks named the COLUMBIA Class program office (PMS 397) winner of the 2021 David Packard Acquisition Excellence Award during the virtual 2021 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards, Dec. 15.The COLUMBIA Class submarine program is developing the follow-on to the OHIO Class ballistic missile submarines... MORE

211101-N-N2201-001 WASHINGTON (November 1, 2021) -- Program Executive Office Strategic Submarines' Columbia Class Submarine Program team photo for the Packard Award. Photo taken in Bldg. 201 at the Washington Navy Yard. (U.S. Navy photo by Laura Lakeway)

Navy Cuts Ribbon on Unmanned Vehicle Testing Facilities at Port Hueneme
December 14, 2021 — NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - The Navy conducted a joint ground-breaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8 for the first purpose-built and co-located facilities for unmanned maritime vehicle testing.Located on Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme, the facilities will accommodate testing, evaluation, and technology demonstration for... MORE

NAVSEA establishes new group to improve industrial fire safety
December 6, 2021 — NAVSEA has established a new team with a clear focus on preventing future industrial shipboard fires and reducing risks highlighted in the investigations of previous fires.Over the past 12 years, the Navy has suffered 14 major shipboard fires that resulted in the loss of two capital asset ships, extended availabilities, and significantly increased... MORE

Construction Begins on Future USS Robert E. Simanek
December 1, 2021 — San Diego, CA – Construction started on the fifth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) in San Diego during a small ceremony, Dec. 1.The ESB ship class is highly flexible and used across a broad range of military operations supporting multiple... MORE

Construction started on the fifth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) in San Diego during a small ceremony, Dec. 1.

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
December 1, 2021 — The Navy accepted the delivery of the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Nov. 30.The delivery of DDG 121 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy. Prior to delivery, the ship successfully conducted a series of at-sea and... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21)
November 18, 2021 — MARINETTE, WIS. – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard Nov. 18.The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the 11th Freedom-variant LCS designed by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisconsin. Delivery marks the... MORE

Retired NAVSEA employee receives DoD Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service
November 17, 2021 — WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, D.C. –Commander Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, presented James Kenny, retired Executive Director, Naval Systems Engineering & Logistics Directorate, with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service during a Nov. 10 ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.The DoD Medal for Distinguished... MORE

Washington, DC (November 10, 2021) -- The Department of Defense’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award was presented to Mr. James Kenny, Executive Director NAVSEA Engineering Directorate (SEA 05) by Rear Admiral Jason M. Lloyd, Chief Engineer and Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Integration and Naval Engineering, (SEA05), in a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.

Future USS Quentin Walsh Marks Start of Fabrication
November 16, 2021 — The Navy and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132) with a ceremony at BIW’s Structural Fabrication Facility in East Brunswick, Maine, Nov. 16.DDG 132 will be a DDG 51 Flight III guided missile destroyer centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar and will... MORE

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