Newport News to open VASCIC carrier facility

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Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co will open the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center (VASCIC) in Jun 2001. The VASCIC will be dedicated to the integration of new systems and technologies for aircraft carriers. The new facility will be linked into the US Navy's distributed Engineering Plant and allow the Navy and the compant to jointly develop, test and manage system changes and upgrades before installation on an aircraft carrier.

New capacity, new plant construction, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.

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New carrier age takes off

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The authors examine design and development of aircraft carriers for navies around the world. Topics include dull designs, weapon systems, communication systems.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, National Security, Defense Administration & Finance, Shipbuilding & Repair, Forecasts and trends, Design and construction, Market trend/market analysis, Hulls (Naval architecture), Naval vessels, Shipbuilding industry, Defense spending, Weapons systems, Military planning, Warships, Defence spending

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Charing a course to CVNX

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The development of the United States Navy's planned CVNX class carrier is discussed.

International politics, United States. Navy, CVNX (Ship)

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