Senate committee okays funding for Coast Guard cutter
PASCAGOULA — The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved full funding for production of the U.S. Coast Guard’s eighth National Security Cutter (NSC-8) at the Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula....
View ArticleNavistar lands Army contract to rework Maxx Pro Dash vehicles
WEST POINT — The Navistar Defense plant at West Point is upgrading MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles as part of a $38.4 million contract awarded by the U.S. Army, according to U.S....
View ArticleIngalls to celebrate completion of Coast Guard cutter
PASCAGOULA — Ingalls Shipbuilding will deliver its fourth national security cutter to the Coast Guard tomorrow. The 10 a.m. ceremony for the cutter Hamilton will take place aboard the vessel....
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman lands $354M Air Force contract for Global Hawks
MOSS POINT — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $354 million primarily firm-fixed-price contract to expand their RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet by...
View ArticleHighland Community Hospital signs agreement with Keesler Medical
PICAYUNE — Highland Community Hospital is now Keesler Medical Center’s 25th partner hospital in the National Disaster Medical System after representatives from the medical center and the Forrest...
View ArticleLack of state-funded public defender at core of ACLU lawsuit
SCOTT COUNTY — In 1997, the Mississippi Legislature’s reluctance to finance a statewide public defender system prompted then-Gov. Kirk Fordice to recommend fashioning a payment plan to encourage...
View ArticleWinchester lands $50M ammunition contract from Homeland Security
OXFORD — Winchester Ammunition, which has manufacturing facilities in Oxford, has won a five-year contract to produce ammunition for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Olin Corp. and its...
View ArticleIngalls-built amphibious transport dock launches
PASCAGOULA — Ingalls Shipbuilding has launched the amphibious transport dock John P. Murtha. The John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is the 10th amphibious transport dock built by Ingalls. The ship is used to land...
View ArticleAirport Authority says taxiway project makes military training safer
GULFPORT — The completion of the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Taxiway B widening project will make the military apron more accessible for larger aircraft, according to the Gulfport-Biloxi...
View ArticleRaytheon won’t try to build jet; project was to be in Meridian
Raytheon Co. said Wednesday that it and a partner are backing out of competition to build a U.S. Air Force training jet. The announcement came months after Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon and an Italian...
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