Search

Submarine Maintenance Delays Lowering Inventory Use For Operations

Submarine Maintenance Delays Lowering Inventory Use For Operations
Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, addresses the crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN-733) during the ship’s port visit at Naval Base Guam, Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Victoria Kinney)

The Navy’s attack submarine (SSN) force is at a low point that is worsened by a backlog in maintenance and that technological development work is taking too long, a top Navy submarine official said this week. “Right now I'm at a low point in my fast attack numbers, I’m at 47 SSNs,” Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon, Commander of Submarine Force at U.S. Pacific Fleet said Feb. 16 during a panel of the West 2022 conference in San Diego. The West…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at [email protected] or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Contract Updates

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) – $48,000,000

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., Boulder, Colorado, was awarded a $48,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the study, design, development, enhancement, testing, and procurement of advanced communication-electronics technologies. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and…


Portus Stevedoring LLC (Jacksonville, Florida) – $8,292,583

Portus Stevedoring LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a not-to-exceed $8,292,583 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering period for stevedoring and related terminal services. This contract provides for full range of stevedoring and related terminal services to include the receipt,…


Foster Miller doing business as QinetiQ North America (Waltham, Massachusetts) – $11,310,230

Foster Miller, doing business as QinetiQ North America, Waltham, Massachusetts, is awarded an $11,310,230 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00174-21-D-0019) to exercise Option Year Four for production, engineering support, and post-production support of the MK 2 Man…


EnergySolutions Services Inc. (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) – $13,336,650

EnergySolutions Services Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is being awarded a $13,336,650 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract action (N42158-25-D-E001) for nuclear services for the processing, recycling and disposal of radiologic materials through disassembly, decontamination, metal melting, compaction, incineration, resin sluicing/dewater, bulk waste assay…