According to a summary of the survey results, 46 percent of respondents indicated the deal will improve their companies’ hiring, retention and training efforts, and 42 percent said the deal would help to “invest in equipment to ensure quality and on-time delivery.”
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SAWS “is an innovative approach that increase wages, accelerates submarine production [and] reduces the cost through the [future years],” said HII CEO Chris Kastner.
By Justin Katz
Almost five years since awarding the first frigate contract, the US Navy is starting to move out on finding a second builder.
By Justin Katz
The acquisition comes amid a flurry of activities by the Navy and industry to bolster the submarine industrial base.
By Justin Katz
Most of the money would shore up buys for three Virginia-class subs, while some funding would go to help industry improve its productivity.
By Justin Katz
The leadership changes come following HII’s bleak report to Wall Street, but a company spokesman said the timing “aligns with Jennifer [Boykin’s] retirement plans.”
By Justin Katz
In a note to investors, J.P. Morgan analyst Seth Seifman said the company’s third quarter results and withdrawal of its cash flow guidance was “a worse outcome than we expected.”
By Valerie Insinna
When the stakes for space missions are at their highest, solid rocket motors meet the challenge
Rapid response is crucial in defense, and the instant thrust provided by SRMs provide a tactical advantage.
“The safety of our sailors is our top concern, and we must immediately understand any risks associated with the faulty work,” said four top leaders of the House Armed Services Committee.
By Valerie Insinna The deal has been years in the making with lawmakers becoming increasingly more vocal urging the Navy to act.
By Justin Katz
“People can go do far less difficult things for just about the same money from an entry wage standpoint,” Ingalls’ Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson told Breaking Defense. “I will say though that within a year-and-a-half to two years, you can double your salary as a shipbuilder.”
By Justin Katz
The arrangement for four amphibious vessels from shipbuilder HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding comes after Congress has pressured Navy brass for years to pursue such a deal.
By Justin Katz
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The Army’s next training systems contract, called Warfighter Training Readiness Solution, adds enterprise training for multi-domain operations.
By Barry Rosenberg
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In addition to training, the Army’s $3.5B program called Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring an enterprise approach to the sustainment and maintenance of training systems.
By Breaking Defense
Lawmakers gave the Navy authorities to ink a multi-ship amphib deal years ago, but the service has not utilized that power yet.
By Justin Katz
