| In the News |
| June 10, 2019 |
| Sikorsky Awarded $542 Million for 6 Presidential Helos |
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Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. was awarded a $542 million to build six VH-92A Presidential Helicopters to mark the start of low-rate initial production, the Navy announced Monday. |
| June 10, 2019 |
| $34B = Biggest Procurement In History As Lockheed, DoD Handshake Deal for 478 F-35s |
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The deal for hundreds of new F-35s will drive the cost per airplane below $80 million for the first time. |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Electric Boat Receives Half-Billion-Dollar Award To Help Submarine Suppliers Expand |
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The Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat nearly half a billion dollars to help shore up its submarine supplier base through equipment purchases and plant expansions. |
| May 21, 2019 |
| New Development Commissioner Visits Norwich, New London, Groton |
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In a two-day tour of southeastern Connecticut, the state's newest Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner focused on growing cities, capitalizing on the state's natural assets and leveraging Opportunity Zone status. |
| May 7, 2019 |
| Eagle, Once Again, to be Fixture on New London Waterfront |
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With the completion of a four-year, $29 million overhaul, the Coast Guard barque Eagle will once again be a fixture on the city's waterfront. |
| May 3, 2019 |
| Whitescarver, ‘The Finisher,’ Turns Over Sub Base Command |
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Capt. Paul Whitescarver, on several occasions, has described himself as the finishing guy. |
| April 25, 2019 |
| Study: Submarine Maintenance is Not More Expensive at Private Shipyards |
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An updated report comparing the cost of doing submarine maintenance at private versus public shipyards found the cost has been about the same between the two types of yards in recent years. |
| April 24, 2019 |
| Coast Guard Academy Making Investments to Bolster Seamanship |
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Amid rough seas and thick fog, a group of Coast Guard Academy cadets are navigating Block Island Sound. A power boat and sailboat are converging just beyond them, and the cadets are debating whether to slow down or change course. They are tracking the vessels by radar and plotting their movements.
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| April 18, 2019 |
| State of the Sub Base ‘Solid, Enduring,’ Outgoing Commanding Officer Says |
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The outgoing commanding officer of the Naval Submarine Base, Capt. Paul Whitescarver, said that with investment from the state, support from the community and the submarine's role in national security, the base is set up to have a "solid and enduring" footprint on the Thames River. |
| April 9, 2019 |
| Work Begins to Assess Needs at Pier 7 at Fort Trumbull |
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Members of the Connecticut Port Authority say they are taking the first step to ensure Fort Trumbull State Park remains a tourist attraction and economic driver for the region. |
| April 8, 2019 |
| With the US Navy’s Top Shipbuilding Priority on Deck, Red Flags Fly |
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On Capitol Hill for a breakfast talk in 2015, the chief of naval operations’ director of undersea warfare could not have been clearer. |
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