Serco has been awarded a single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue to provide installation support for Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS) on US Navy, US Army and US Coast Guard vessels. This contract has a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods, with a ceiling value of $51 ...
Commodore Stephen Moorhouse has assumed command of the UK’s second aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, currently under construction in Rosyth, Scotland. Moorhouse will take up the local rank of captain during his command, just as his counterpart Commodore Jerry Kyd did on board the first of the Royal Navy’s new ...
HMS Queen Elizabeth is making waves in Mayport, Florida as the iconic aircraft carrier celebrates her long awaited debut off American shores. Weighing a colossal 65,000 tonnes, HMS Queen Elizabeth began her first ever transatlantic voyage last month. She will now carry out on-deck trails with F-35B Lightning II test fighters ...
The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a seven-year contract worth upwards of $500 million to manufacture more than 200 electronic Consolidated Automated Support Systems (eCASS), with a view to maximizing aircraft readiness. Currently, sailors use eCASS to troubleshoot and repair avionics both ashore and at sea, allowing them to quickly ...