DD 21: collaboration and competition on the move
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The US Navy's DD 21 program has gotten off to a convoluted start but program officials are sure that there exists genuine competition between the two competing teams. Officials and participants say the program, which assures the two teams of getting a piece of the work, represents a new way of doing business for the service. DD 21 is the first US Navy surface ship designed entirely with 21st century strategic concepts in mind.
Publication Name: Jane's Navy International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0144-3194
Year: 1998
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Mobile offshore base concept attracts many nations
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McDermott International Inc of Arlington, VA, has developed a mobile offshore base concept for expeditionary warfare, humanitarian and commercial operations. The Joint Mobile Offshore Base is comprised of five self-powered units with a one-mile long runway that can accommodate a fully-loaded C-17. NATO is thought to be interested in the concept, although the crisis in the Balkans has pushed the interest in the background.
Publication Name: Jane's Navy International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0144-3194
Year: 1999
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Sixth US Pathfinder launched
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The Mary Sears, the sixth of the US Navy's Pathfinder-class surveying ships, was launched on Oct 19, 2000. The Mary Sears is fitted with the extra hydrographic survey systems needed to meet International Hydographic Organization requirements. Lik the Bruce C Heezen, it also features newer Dynamic Position Systems than the four older vessels. Its movements are controlled not by a wheel but by a joystick.
Publication Name: Jane's Navy International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0144-3194
Year: 2000
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