The Navy has contracted to build six prototype planes for $4.8 billion, but that cost estimate has now grown by 20 percent.

Between World War I and the beginning of World War II the Navy contracted from the private owners for the use of the docks.

Interest in airships appears to be rekindling, and the Navy recently contracted to purchase the first of a new line of helium-filled blimps from a British-based company.

In 1941, the Navy contracted with Farrel-Birmingham and General Motors to begin manufacturing a rapid reversal gear system that would allow vessels to reverse engines without first slowing down.

The Navy eventually contracted for at least 160 production aircraft, including 18 intended for the British Royal Navy.

The Navy, in particular, much liked the plane and contracted Howard Aircraft Corporation to build hundreds of the DGA-15Ps to its own specifications.

The next month, the Navy contracted American Airlines to operate an R4D school at Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas.

The Vietnamese Navy contracted the Zelenodolsk shipyard in Russia to build the ship.

The Canadian Navy contracted the Katie - and routinely contracts cargo ships - because it has no sea transport capability.

The Navy came up with the solution, and contracted Fairey Aviation of Dartmouth, NS, to produce it.