Navy flexes new acquisition muscles with TOTE’s $269M LSM award to Hanwha
The award marks the first shipyard selection from TOTE Services as the vessel construction manager of the LSM program for the Navy.
The award marks the first shipyard selection from TOTE Services as the vessel construction manager of the LSM program for the Navy.
George Washington made a cameo appearance at this year's conference, which features incredibly large artillery and fiber-optic drones from the Ukrainian battlefield.
Sights on the ground at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
A Hanwha executive told reporters the company plans to offer its K9A1 or K9A2 tracked howitzers for the competition.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in April agreeing to craft the MUSV.
The ship, which will support the Golden Dome effort, will be based on the national Security Multi-Mission Vessels Hanwha Philly Shipyard builds for the US Maritime Administration.
The companies are signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work on crafting a 38-meter MUSV.
“I don't see us building destroyers in Philadelphia,” Hanwha Defense USA CEO Mike Smith said. “I do see us building the fleet the Navy needs next.”