Tag: LCS
Northrup Grumman-Huntsville awarded contract to modules for Navy ships
Northrop Grumman has been award a contract from the U.S. Navy for gun mission modules on Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).
The Department of Defense (DoD)...
Bradley Byrne: Two big things you may have missed
I understand why people are so frustrated with politics these days. The American people want action, and it may not seem like much is...
Austal USA lands US Navy contract to build additional ship in...
Austal USA has been awarded a construction contract to build an additional Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, its fifteenth ship in the class, for the U.S....
U.S. Navy’s next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus announced on Thursday, the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be named USS Mobile (LCS 26)...
Ronda Walker: Celebrating the Alabama-built USS Montgomery
In the fall of 2011, Secretary of the United States Navy Ray Mabus visited Montgomery and participated in a ceremony on the banks of the...
Bradley Byrne: Reflections on China
China is the largest country in the world with a population of approximately 1.4 billion people, and I recently had the opportunity to travel...
Bradley Byrne: Defense bill blocks attempt to cut Mobile shipyard
Southwest Alabama has a proud military tradition. Our area is home to a large number of veterans. The Coast Guard has a strong presence...
Bradley Byrne fights efforts to cut shipbuilding program with Alabama ties
Congressman Bradley Byrne joined 45 other members of Congress in fighting back against an effort by the Obama administration to cut the Littoral Combat...
Navy ship christened in Alabama for former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords of Arizona had a Navy vessel named in her honor during a ceremony at a Mobile, Alabama, shipyard...
Bradley Byrne: National defense bill includes critical reforms
There is no function of Congress more important than “providing for the common defense” of our nation. When our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution,...