5 | 9 | 2016
A weekly publication of Newport News Shipbuilding
Ford-Class Shipbuilders Go Digital Over the past two months, the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Construction Program has taken a big step toward an integrated digital future. Approximately 15 percent of shipbuilders working on CVN 79 have stopped relying solely on 2D drawings and printed work packages to perform their daily tasks, as shipbuilders have done for 130 years. Instead, these shipbuilders use wireless connected touchscreen laptops to view 3D visual work instructions (VWIs). In February, the Information Technology Division upgraded the Wi-Fi (wireless infrastructure) in the North Yard Platen and Dry Dock 12. Crews in X11, X18, X31, X32, X33 and X42 began to receive small touchscreen laptops and training on how to use them. A digital support team is located on-site for easy access, providing training and issuing... CONTINUED ON PG 4
Proteus Completes Endurance Testing Undersea Solutions Group (USG) successfully completed endurance testing last month on Proteus, the company’s dual-mode undersea vehicle. USG, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, developed Proteus in partnership with Battelle, an industry leader in innovative and reliable undersea technology. The 30-day simulated unmanned mission was performed in a test tank at USG’s Panama City, Florida, facility to demonstrate the vehicle’s reliability and ability to perform long-duration missions contemplated for the U.S. Navy’s future unmanned undersea vehicles. “HII is committed to developing undersea technologies and systems that support the increased employment of UUVs in the future,” said Ross Lindman, USG’s vice president of Operations. “This test helps provide reliability data and a technical foundation for development of a new generation of long-endurance UUVs to support the U.S. Navy.”
Proteus successfully completed a 30-day simulated unmanned mission last month at Undersea Solutions Group’s Panama City, Florida, facility.
The Community Congratulates NNS on 130 Years Visit the 130th Anniversary website to watch new congratulatory video messages from Graham and Rollins Seafood, the Virginia Zoo and York/Poquoson Sheriff Danny Diggs. New videos are added to the website each week.