By Troy Turner [email protected] One year ago, it was announced that the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier, the former USS Enterprise (CVN-65) with a distinguished record of military service dating back to the Cuban Missile Crisis and NASA’s Project Mercury program, would spend its final days in Mobile. A year later, the storied ship instead…

Read more

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy has awarded COLSA Corp., an engineering and support-services company headquartered in Huntsville, a $59.4 million contract to provide engineering services supporting development, maintenance, interoperability and operations of the “data link tactical tool, gateway systems, and mini-rack systems.” The systems use integrated components to enable communications between combat systems,…

Read more

An artist rendering of the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate FFG(X). (U.S. Navy) By Troy Turner [email protected] PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The U.S. Navy announced today an almost $283 million contract with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding for startup work to prepare a production line for the future FF(X) class frigate. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, where almost 2,000…

Read more