Virginia Business Article: Propulson System
Madeline Davis has never set foot on a Navy submarine, so she doesn’t get to see the products she makes in action.
Davis is a CNC (computer numerical control) machinist at Fairlead Integrated in Portsmouth, where she makes metal parts for the Navy’s silent service. The defense contractor supplies shipboard integrated parts, including for the Navy’s Virginia- and Columbia-class nuclear submarines. Davis has worked in her position since May 2022, after she completed a 16-week CNC machining program that March at the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing Program, a Navy-funded, three-year pilot program managed by the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in her native Danville.
The Navy Sponsored Talent Pipeline Project Expands into the New England Region
Boston, MA – APRIL 26, 2023 - Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) hosted the “Boston Region” Demand Signal Round Table at Northeastern University’s Innovation Campus in Burlington to discuss the expansion of the Talent Pipeline Program into the New England area. Regional maritime and defense industrial base employers discussed the challenges associated with hiring qualified skilled tradespeople for positions in their companies signaling a need for the Talent Pipeline Project in the area. The project is designed to build sustainable pipelines in the region and invigorate the regional economy.