The U.S. Navy has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a contract to construct 4 extra Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Floor Vessels (MCM USV). This brings the whole variety of vessels underneath contract as much as seven, with choices for as much as 18 extra vessels.
“Bollinger is honored to be entrusted by the U.S. Navy to proceed constructing the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Floor Vessel program,” mentioned Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards. “Our expert workforce is second to none. We’re proud to assist and defend the women and men of the U.S. Navy with state-of-the-art, multi-mission unmanned floor vessels that may function in essentially the most difficult circumstances.”
Bollinger was first awarded the contract to construct the MCM USV program in April 2022. The MCM USV is an autonomous vessel able to supporting minesweeping, mine looking, and mine neutralization missions. Naval mines current a big menace to U.S. naval operations and to U.S. and allied delivery in coastal waters, continental shelf waters, port approaches, and straits. The MCM USV program is essential to changing capabilities at the moment being undertaken by quickly to be retired MCM-1 class Mine Countermeasures Ships and MH-53E helicopters.
Bollinger, which constructs each authorities and industrial vessels, mentioned it is going to proceed to construct the MCM USV program at Bollinger Shipyards’ Lockport, La. facility.
