Congress protests DDG-100 cancellation

July 27, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Congress, Federal Budget Process, General Dynamics, Maine, Massachusetts, Northrop Grumman Corp., Restructuring, U.S. Navy, development program, production program 

Recently the US Navy announced that it was not going to continue the DDG-100 program. Two ships are under construction by Northrop-Grumman and General Dynamics. Not unexpectedly the Senators from the affected states, mainly Massachusetts and Maine, have protested. See an article here. The major recent the Navy cites is the continued cost growth of the program. The first two were projected at under $4 B each, but now the estimates are over $5.5 B. Other than the shipbuilders, Raytheon is the most affected company as it was building the combat system of sensors for the ship. The Navy intends to continue production of the DDG-51 class instead. Read more

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UK moves forward with carrier construction

April 4, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, England, McTaggert Scott, production program 

The Royal Navy let a contract to buy the elevators, or “lifts” in England, as part of the overall construction program for the two new large deck aircraft carriers it intends to build. See a story here. The contract was awarded to the engineering firm McTaggert Scott. The elevators will be used to move aircraft, ordnance and equipment from the hanger deck to the flight deck. While there have been stories of slow down in the work on the two ships this contract indicates that the Navy is starting to move forward.

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