Below is information on land, air, and sea vessels. The building and maintenance of these vessels encompass many STEM disciplines. For specific career paths to be a part of the teams working on these vessels, refer to any of the other student resource categories, as each job and discipline listed under each category is needed as part of the building and maintenance process for each of these vessels.
Examples of Products in All Categories
Submarines:
Living in the Deep – Submarines
Smarter Every Day Submarine Deep Dive Playlist – get in depth information on submarine technology, tours of a nuclear submarine, and more
Entry Level Submarine Manufacturing | Forge Your Legacy Today (buildsubmarines.com)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles or AUVs:
IVER Suite of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles | L3Harris® Fast. Forward.
Remotely operated subsea vehicles (ROVs)
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) | Oceaneering
Ships:
Aircraft Carrier Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers – HII
Destroyer Guided Missile Destroyers – HII
Cruiser Cruiser (navy.mil)
Amphibious Assault Ships Amphibious Warships – HII
Littoral Combat Ship Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) | Lockheed Martin
Frigate Fincantieri | Bergamini Class
Corvette Corvettes & Light Frigates (thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com)
Hospital Ships AUSTAL USA RECEIVES A$1.28 BILLION EXPEDITIONARY MEDICAL SHIP (EMS) CONTRACT AWARD FROM UNITED STATES NAVY | Austal: Corporate
Tanks Home – General Dynamics Land Systems (gdls.com)
Armored personnel carriers Armored Personnel Carrier | APC Vehicle | Lenco (lencoarmor.com)
Mine-protected vehicles MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle — Oshkosh Defense M-ATV
Light armored vehicles Light Armored Vehicles (marines.mil)
Self-propelled artillery vehicle M109A7 | BAE Systems
Fighter Aircraft F-15 Eagle > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Helicopter Aircraft CV-22 Osprey > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Attack Aircraft A-10C Thunderbolt II > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Bomber Aircraft B-2 Spirit > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
AWACS – airborne warning and control systems aircraft E-3 Sentry (AWACS) > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Tanker Aircraft KC-46A Pegasus > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Transport Aircraft C-17 Globemaster III > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Reconnaissance Aircraft RC-135S COBRA BALL > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Electronic Warfare Aircraft EC-130H Compass Call > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) Aircraft MQ-1B Predator > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display (af.mil)
Submarine Associations
New England Submarine Shipbuilding Partnership
Submarine Industrial Base Council
Shipbuilding Associations
Shipbuilders Council of America
American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association
National Shipbuilding Research Program
Air Associations
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aerospace Industries Association
Land Vehicle Associations
National Defense Industrial Association – Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles Association
Boeing:
About | FUTURE U. (boeingfutureu.com)
Lockheed Martin :
Apprenticeships | Lockheed Martin
High School Partnerships | Lockheed Martin
RTX :
University and Campus Programs | Collins Aerospace
Investing in the Future | Pratt & Whitney (prattwhitney.com)
General Atomics:
Early Career | General Atomics
General Dynamics:
Our Businesses | General Dynamics (gd.com)
General Dynamics Electric Boat | Student Jobs at General Dynamics Electric Boat (gdeb.com)
BAE :
Students and Graduates | BAE Systems
L3 Harris :
New Grads and Interns at L3Harris Technologies
Northrop Grumman:
Manufacturing Careers | Northrop Grumman
Huntington Ingalls:
INGALLS APPRENTICE SCHOOL – HII
Leidos:
Thales:
Students and Graduates (thalesgroup.com)
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