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NAVFAC Northwest Awards $21-Million Contract for Shipyard Facility Upgrades
September 30, 2021 — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest awarded a $21 million contract Sept. 13 for seismic repairs and life safety improvements to building 431 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Washington.Building 431, used to repair and test ship parts, was built in 1934, with an addition... MORE

Partnership between NAVSEA Warfare Centers, Naval Postgraduate School aims to accelerate adoption of innovation
September 23, 2021 — “DoD does not have an innovation problem; it has an innovation adoption problem.”– Dr. Eric Schmidt, chairman, Defense Innovation Board, testifying in front of the House Armed Service Committee in April 2018The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers are collaborating on an Innovation Leadership... MORE

DDG 121 Completes Acceptance Trials
September 17, 2021 — The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) completed Acceptance trials, Sept. 16, after spending two days at sea.During trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey inspected the ship performing a series of demonstrations while pier side and underway. Many of the ship’s onboard systems, including navigation, damage control, mechanical and... MORE

Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) navigates in the Gulf of Mexico during bravo trials.

Navy awards $500-million design contract for shipyard modernization in Hawaii and Washington
September 13, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $500-million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architecture-engineering contract Sept. 7 for structural and waterfront-related projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in Hawaii and Puget Sound... MORE

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after completing a scheduled extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA).

USS New York Undocks on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
September 11, 2021 — On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, USS New York (LPD 21) undocked ahead of schedule at General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk.The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship is currently in a Dry-docking Selected Restricted Availability managed by Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC).New York has significant... MORE

NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 9, 2021) Members of Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Waterfront Operations team stand below USS New York (LPD 21) before preparations begin for undocking on the 20th anniversary of September 11.

Future USS Lyndon B. Johnson Conducts Builder’s Trials
September 1, 2021 — WASHINGTON – The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) recently conducted Builder’s Trials.Builder’s Trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the shipbuilder, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and the U.S. Navy to assess the ship’s systems.“Trials provide an opportunity for the Navy and industry team to test the... MORE

The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) recently conducted Builder’s Trials. The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson is the third and final ship in the Zumwalt-class of guided missile destroyers and will provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities to the fleet.

USS Tripoli Conducts Final Contract Trials
August 30, 2021 — WASHINGTON – USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the U.S. Navy’s second America-class amphibious assault ship completed final contract trials (FCT), Aug. 26.FCT are a component of a ship’s post-delivery test period and mark the final in-depth review of the ship, the crew, and its systems. Trials were conducted by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey over a... MORE

Ship to Shore Connector Capabilities Highlighted on Discovery’s Impossible Engineering
August 27, 2021 — The latest episode of Impossible Engineering goes behind the scenes to showcase the U.S. Navy’s Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) and the hovercraft history that led to this next generation landing craft.Filmed on location at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and Textron Systems, Slidell, Louisiana the episode highlights how... MORE

Future Frank E. Petersen Jr. Completes Builder’s Trials
August 27, 2021 — The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), the Navy’s 71st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, completed Builder’s sea trials, Aug. 26. The trials were conducted by the shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division.Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the shipbuilder... MORE

U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System Completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
August 23, 2021 — WASHINGTON — The Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) has completed the ship-based Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program onboard the littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Manchester (LCS 14) off of the California coast.The ship-based IOT&E, conducted in May... MORE

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