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Opinion: Touchscreens are here to stay, but tactility of analog controls can’t be beat
In the news this summer was an interesting bit about the Navy doing away with touchscreen controls on its destroyers. Sailors complained that the digital interfaces were too complex and confusing, and investigators blamed the touchscreens for collisions involving the USS Fitzgerald in June 2017 and the USS McCain in August 2017. These collisions led […]
January 14, 2020
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: In WWII, Seabees built dozer radiators and a lot more out of fuel drums to keep Navy equipment going
Given the harsh conditions of the Pacific Theater of World War II, ingenuity wasn’t so much a skill developed by the U.S. Navy on those small hellacious islands, as it was a tool carried into battle. And much of that ingenuity came thanks to a group of sailors known as the Seabees. The Navy’s Construction Battalions […]
May 25, 2015
Business
How a contractor pursued delay damages against the U.S. Navy using the Eichleay formula
In a recent case involving work for the U.S. Navy — Appeal of Alderman Building Company, Inc. (ASBCA No. 58082, December 9, 2014) — a contractor was allowed to proceed with its claim for delay damages using the Eichleay formula. The Eichleay formula is a widely accepted method used to quantify a contractor’s unabsorbed overhead […]
April 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Drug Bustin’ Zeppelins – Go Navy!
Here’s an idea: Muscle up U.S. Navy Zeppelins with state-of-the-art surveillance equipment and float them aloft as hunters of drug smugglers. Before the Navy fires a broadside at me, yes, I know they’re not Zeppelins, but I get so few chances to use the word. They’re blimps. Or airships. And they have a history in […]
April 11, 2013
Construction Equipment
JLG awarded $6 million U.S. Navy contract
JLG has received an order to build 38 Engine Installation and Removal Vehicles (EIRV) for the U.S. Navy. “Developing solutions, specific to the needs of the U.S. military, has become a core competency here at JLG,” says Denny Buterbaugh, JLG Industries vice president – government products and programs. The EIRV is based on the design of […]
June 16, 2010
Roadbuilding
JLG awarded $6 million contract to build specialty vehicle for the U.S. Navy
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that it has received an order, to build 38 Engine Installation and Removal Vehicles (EIRV) for the U.S. Navy. “Developing solutions, specific to the needs of the U.S. military, has become a core competency here at JLG,” said Denny Buterbaugh, JLG Industries vice president – government products […]
June 15, 2010
Roadbuilding
JLG awarded $4 million contract to build specialty engine removal vehicles
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, has received an initial order to build 26 Engine Installation and Removal Vehicles (EIRV) for the U.S. Navy. Valued at approximately $4 million, these specially designed JLG vehicles will be in use at naval facilities around the world. “The JLG EIRV is the newest addition to a stellar line […]
April 9, 2010
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