Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark is building a welded-aluminum 115’ x 27’ (35m x 8m) monohull patrol vessel for the Guyana Defense Force (GDF).
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General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has received $1.4 billion in U.S. Navy contract modifications for construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two additional John Lewis-class fleet oilers (T-AO 211 and 212).
Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 50th Fast Response Cutter (“FRC”) delivered under the current program.
Marine Software Pioneer, Greensea Systems Inc. has recently been awarded a contract for a 2-year Phase II Option Period by the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research to continue the technology development for an Autonomous Hull Cleaning Vehicle.
Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed an initial contract valued at MNOK 489 with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability. The order income is booked in second quarter 2022.
General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics has been awarded $600 million in U.S. Navy contract modifications for long-lead-time material to support construction of the seventh and eighth ships in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler (T-AO) program, as well as the sixth ship in the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program.