The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Gilday visited a pair of Gulf Coast shipbuilding operations on Jan. 26. At HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., Gilday toured the future Navy ships Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) and Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). Gilday last visited Ingalls last March the christening of Jack H. Lucas, the Navy’s first Flight III destroyer. Since the christening, the LPD has completed initial at-sea trials. (HII 01/27/23) HII Hosts Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday at Ingalls Shipbuilding - HII
In Mobile, Ala., CNO visited Austal USA's complex for the first time while taking in the production of both steel and aluminum ships, including operations supporting the submarine industrial base. Austal leadership briefed CNO on several autonomous surface vessel programs, including the successful addition of capabilities to EPF 13, construction and retrofit of Overlord-class vessels that featured Austal’s in-house designed machinery control system and production of Saildrone Inc.’s high-tech uncrewed surface vehicle Surveyor. (Austal USA 01/27/23) Austal USA hosts Chief of Naval Operations | Austal: Corporate
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