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 by Ryan Maass San Diego (UPI) Feb 28, 2017
The U.S. Navy signed off on a multiple award contract modification for maintenance, repair and modernization services for surface combatant ships docked at Naval Base San Diego. Contract recipients include BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Continental Maritime of San Diego, and General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding. The total combined value of the contract modifications is $120 million. Under the agreement, the contractors will repair, maintain and modernize surface combatant vessels -- destroyers and cruisers -- homeported in San Diego. Work will be performed at the port and at individual contractor facilities, and is expected to be complete by March 2018. No funding was provided at the time of the contract award. Southwest Regional Maintenance Center is listed as the contracting activity. Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport for the Navy's Pacific Fleet. The base accommodates 46 Navy ships, one Coast Guard cutter, and various other military platforms.
Austal's next-gen patrol boat completes detailed design reviewCanberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 27, 2017 Austal's Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project will move forward after completing its detailed design review, the company announced. The detailed design review, or DDR, supports Austal's $234 million contract with the government of Australia to produce 19 steel vessels to bolster the region's maritime security assets. Austal officials praised the DDR completion as a critical step for ... read more Related Links Naval Warfare in the 21st Century 
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