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Fairbanks Morse Defense Awarded Sole-Source Service Contract for LCS Freedom-Class Vessels

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract by the U.S. Navy. The agreement makes FMD the sole source for …

Jan 25, 2023 / Naval

Independence-Class LCS 8 operates successfully with Royal Australian Navy in South China Sea

The USS Montgomery (LCS 8), an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) designed and constructed by Austal, has successfully conducted a number of operations with two ships from the Royal Australian Navy in the South China Sea. Caption: …

Nov 20, 2019 / Vessels

Huntington Ingalls Industries Wins LCS Planning Yard Contract Worth A Potential $931.7Mln

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced Wednesday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a cost-plus-award-fee contract with a potential total value of $931.7 million for planning yard services in support of in-service …

May 3, 2019 / Naval

U.S. Navy Awards Vigor Drydocking Contract for Littoral Combat Ship, USS Coronado

This month the U.S. Navy awarded the contract to execute the Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) for the USS Coronado (LCS-4) to Vigor. Work will be performed at Vigor’s Portland shipyard.The award is the latest in a series of awards …

Jan 31, 2019 / Naval