HII在新伊比利亚庆祝ROMULUS无人水面舰艇生产里程碑:海军订购10艘,州长兰德里出席铭牌安装

路易斯安那州伊比利亚堂区新伊比利亚市消息:美国最大的军用造船企业 HII 公司10月27日在新伊比利亚举行仪式,庆祝为美国海军生产 ROMULUS 无人水面舰艇取得里程碑进展。路易斯安那州长杰夫·兰德里、海军作战需求与能力副总长迈克尔·沃斯杰中将、HII 总裁兼首席执行官克里斯·卡斯特纳以及布罗兄弟企业总裁布兰农·布罗出席仪式,并为首艘 ROMULUS 151 无人水面舰艇安装了纪念船体铭牌。
ROMULUS 无人水面舰艇属于海军中型无人水面舰艇项目。美国海军最近已向 HII 授予合同,订购10艘 ROMULUS 151 舰艇。HII 表示,仪式旨在表彰该州熟练造船工人队伍、区域造船合作伙伴和先进制造能力对这一项目的支撑,该项目将进一步巩固路易斯安那州与墨西哥湾沿岸海事工业基地在交付下一代自主海上能力方面的作用,有助于维持熟练造船岗位、加强国家安全。
来源:GSM·美国
HII Marks ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel Production Milestone in New Iberia; Navy Orders 10 as Gov. Landry Attends Plaque Installation
NEW IBERIA, Iberia Parish, Louisiana — HII, America's largest military shipbuilder, held a ceremony in New Iberia on Oct. 27 celebrating a production milestone for the ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) it is building for the U.S. Navy. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry; Vice Adm. Michael Wosje, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities (N9); HII President and CEO Chris Kastner; and Breaux Brothers Enterprises President Brannon Breaux attended, and a commemorative hull plaque was installed on the first ROMULUS 151 vessel.
The ROMULUS USVs are part of the Navy's medium unmanned surface vessel program. The Navy recently awarded HII a contract to build 10 ROMULUS 151 vessels. HII said the ceremony honored the state's skilled shipbuilding workforce, regional shipbuilding partners and advanced manufacturing capabilities supporting the program, which strengthens the role of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast maritime industrial base in delivering next-generation autonomous maritime capabilities, sustaining skilled shipbuilding jobs and reinforcing national security.
Source: GSM News
来源:GSM·美国(原文链接)
图片来源:HII 官方发布照片(GlobeNewswire):首艘 ROMULUS 151 无人水面舰艇船体铭牌安装

