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DD(X) Completes

Flag-Level Critical

Design Review

The U.S. Navy achieved a milestone for the multi-mission DD(X) destroyer with the completion of a system-wide

Critical Design Review (CDR) on Sept. 14. DD(X) is designed to be the Navy's next-generation destroyer, tailored for land attack and inland support of joint and coalition forces. It is designed to meet Marine Corps, Army and Special

Operations requirements for precision strike ashore, but be able to outmatch current and projected threats in the air, on the surface and under water.

The completion of CDR marks the end of the Phase III development, which resulted in the design, construction and test of 10 engineering development models (EDMs) that will make DD(X) the Navy's most capable multi-mission surface combatant ever constructed. "DD(X) System CDR brings this incredible warship class one step closer from next generation to current genera- tion," according to Rear Adm. Charles

Hamilton, the Navy's program executive officer for ships. "DD(X) CDR reflects a disciplined, rigorous process of risk mit- igation in 10 EDMs. CDRs for each of the 10 EDMs have achieved both tech- nical maturity as well as significant cost insight," he said. Under the Navy's pro- posed dual-yard acquisition strategy,

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems and

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works will simultaneously build lead ships begin- ning in FY ‘07. Pending final approval of the plan, the Defense Department has authorized the Navy to award advance contracts to assist both shipyards to pre- pare to transition into detail design after the Milestone B decision. Development of major ship systems will continue under separate contracts.

Big Repair Order for

Nobiskrug in Rendsburg

The Rendsburg based Repair Division of Nobiskrug GmbH - a company of

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems - has been commissioned to repair extensive fire damage to the 385.5 ft. (117.5 m)

Josef Möbius, a 5,939 GT suction dredger with drag nozzle. On the July 28, the superstructure and the bridge of the dredger were severely damaged in

Spain by a fire that broke out in the engineroom. Repair work is expected to take almost three months. The work package has been commissioned by

Josef Möbius Bau AG in agreement with the local insurance company and will be supervised by the classification compa- ny Germanischer Lloyd (GL): These essentially include: Deconcentration and cleaning of the damaged area;

Renewal of around 35 tons of steel in the damaged area; Renewal of the insu- lation and interior decor in the super- structure and bridge area; Renewal of the E-cabling, E-components and secu- rity systems in the damaged area;

Renewal of the navigation and commu- nication systems on the bridge; Repair and renewal of the air-conditioning and ventilating systems in the damaged area;

Overhaul work to machine construc- tions; and docking and work on the underwater hull.

Construction Starts on

Wärtsilä's China Project

A ground breaking ceremony that offi- cially started construction work took place in China on the generating set fac- tory jointly owned by Wärtsilä and

Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine

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