WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy will release a 30-year ship repair and modernization plan alongside its 30-year shipbuilding plan next spring, to help the maintenance industry plan its workforce and infrastructure investments with the same confidence that yards on the new-construction side can, the Navy’s acquisition chief said today. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, […]
Could this be the new U.S. Navy frigate design?
NORFOLK, Va. — The Italian navy frigate Alpino visited Norfolk this week after participating in exercises with U.S. ships while at sea. But its mission goes deeper than that, as the Italian Defense Ministry also says it’s here to hopefully interest U.S. officials in the ship’s design and capabilities as the U.S. Navy investigates future […]
Defense contract roundup for March in Hampton Roads
Defense contract awards for Hampton Roads in March included a $95 million multiple-award deal for Navy ship repair services that named 13 companies in the region. Other highlights of the month included additional money for work on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and a Hampton firm that is working on behalf of the […]
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer visits Norfolk Naval Shipyard
NORFOLK – Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Richard V. Spencer, made his first visit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Feb. 20. Spencer met with shipyard leadership to learn about NNSY’s optimization plan, facility needs and employee training and development programs. Spencer took a tour of the structural, mechanical and piping departments where shipyarders perform […]
NAVSUP FLC Norfolk works with NAVSEA to help Sailors underway repair parts
Norfolk – The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Norfolk Real-Time Reutilization Asset Management (RRAM) program demonstrated a program to make more circuit card assemblies easier to fix for Sailors underway. According to NAVSUP FLC Norfolk’s Director, Physical Distribution/Material Handling Equipment Division Director John Martin, the program is a partnership with the Naval […]
