The Coast Guard on Thursday evening said it has awarded shipbuilder Austal USA a potential $3.3 billion contract for the detailed design and construction under Stage 2 of the offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program, allowing for up to 11 ships to be acquired. The initial award is valued at $208.3 ...

Metal Shark said on Tuesday it is helping send 23 of its aluminum military boats to Ukraine as part of the latest U.S. security assistance package announced last week. The company said these boats are part of the $450 million security assistance package the White House announced last week to help ...

The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] $600 million in two contract modifications on June 28 to procure long-lead-time material to support construction of two new fleet oilers and an Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship. Under the first modification, ...

The U.S. Air Force has estimated a development cost of nearly $6.7 billion for the Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP) to provide more range and improved thermal management/engine performance and increased weapons load for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A, but the service has not released a ...

The Department of Justice on Wednesday said it is moving to block Booz Allen Hamilton’s [BAH] proposed acquisition of the software and analytics company EverWatch, alleging the deal would eliminate competition for an intelligence community customer. A statement issued by the department Wednesday ...

The Biden administration plans to forward deploy two more destroyers to Spain among other force posture changes as part of the updated NATO Strategic Concept, the White House said on Tuesday. On June 28, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters the U.S. was making announcements ...