HMAS Farncomb Completes RIMPAC 12 »
The crew of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb are preparing to test themselves in a realistic warfare scenario, off the coast of Hawaii for Exercise RIMPAC 2012. With 22 nations taking...July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Royal Navy Ships Return from Middle East Deployment »
During their tour the Ships participated in several multi-national exercises and undertook a number of high profile visits, including the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition, showcasing the Royal Navy’s cutting edge mine countermeasures capability and...July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Secretary of Navy Visits USS Nimitz »
The Secretary of the Navy, the honorable Ray Mabus, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, visited the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for the Navy’s Great Green Fleet demonstration during Rim of...July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
EU NAVFOR, MPRA Assist Sinking Ferry »
On 18 July the ferry MV Skagit was reported to be sinking off Chumbe island. The EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR) immediately redirected a Luxembourg Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), which...July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Royal Australian Navy’s Ship Joins Multinational Task Group »
HMAS Darwin departed Pearl Harbor on 10 July, signalling the start of high end war fighting maritime serials as part of Exercise RIMPAC 2012. Belonging to the Carrier Strike Group, Darwin will work in company...July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
ESRG Provides OstiaEdge® SM Remote Monitoring and Condition Based Maintenance to ROK Navy »
ESRG is partnering exclusively with L-3 MAPPS for the Korean Naval market to deliver the OstiaEdge® SmartShip(SM) product suite. The product has already been deployed on one ship, and there are five installations in progress....July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
German, French Frigates Escort an AMISOM Vessel »
From 4 to 13 July , the EU Naval Force – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR) provided protection to a ship chartered for AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) supplies. The German frigate Bremen and the...July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
US Navy Accepts Delivery of Future Al Basrah »
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future Al Basrah (OSV 401), the first of two 60-meter offshore support vessels procured on behalf of the Iraqi navy, from prime contractor RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames LLC...July 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
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USS Ohio Completes Major Maintenance Period »
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) completed its most expansive Major Maintenance Period (MMP) July 11, with USS Ohio’s...Jul 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
HII Gets USD 7.61 Million USS Gerald R. Ford Contract Modification »
Huntington Ingalls Inc. (HII) has been awarded a USD 7.6 million modification to previously awarded contract. The contract includes purchasing of previously planned materials...Jul 17 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Albanian CG Receives Second Damen Stan Patrol Vessel ‘Oriku’ »
Recently the second of a series of four Damen Stan Patrol Vessels 4207, going by the name of ‘Oriku’, has been finalized in the...Jul 17 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Detyens Shiypard Signs USD 8 Million USNS Guadalupe Contract »
Detyens Shipyard Inc. has received a USD 8 million contract for overhaul and dry-docking of Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO...Jul 16 2012 / No comment / Read More »
New Ships for Royal Canadian Navy Underway »
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister...Jul 11 2012 / No comment / Read More »
U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin with USD 27 M VLA Contract »
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $27 million, firm-fixed-price contract to produce components for 22 Vertical Launch anti-submarine (VLA) missiles. A supersonic, urgent...Jul 10 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Textron Lands SSC Construction Contract for U.S.Navy »
Textron, Inc., New Orleans, La., is being awarded a $212,722,820 fixed-priced incentive-fee contract for the detail design and construction of a ship to shore...Jul 9 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »
USA: Lockheed Martin Wins Aegis Sustainment Contract »
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $59,938,108 cost-plus-award-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for lifetime sustainment and support services for...Jul 5 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Brazilian Navy Takes Delivery of Amazonas »
The Brazilian Navy has taken delivery of Amazonas, the first of three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) from BAE Systems at Portsmouth Naval Base, US,...Jul 3 2012 / No comment / Read More »
HMS Vigilant Returns to Scotland Following Refit »
Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigilant has recently returned to her home in Scotland following a multi-million pound, three-year overhaul. The vessel, one of the...Jun 27 2012 / 2 comments / Read More »
UK: 814 Naval Air Squadron Joins Olympic Security Shield »
The eyes of the Tigers are now on watch over the Channel as helicopters from 814 Naval Air Squadron join the massive security effort shielding the Olympics. Merlins from the Culdrose-based squadron – known throughout the Fleet Air Arm as the Tigers – have decamped...Jul 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Visits USS Missouri Memorial »
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense paid a visit to the USS Missouri Memorial to speak with service members from the area. The Honorable Ashton B. Carter thanked the service members for volunteering their time and energy to the military. “It’s a great feeling to...Jul 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
VAQ-130 Lands Its First Growler aboard USS Harry S. Truman »
Airborne Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, the Zappers, landed its squadron’s first operational EA-18G Growler on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), July 18. The Growler, a variant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet, replaced the EA-6B Prowler as the primary electronic warfare...Jul 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »
UK: Flying Tigers of 814 Naval Air Squadron Return from Exercise Dynamic Mongoose »
The Flying Tigers, normally based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Helston, sent two of their Merlin helicopters and 55 personnel to take part in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose, a newly-established NATO Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise in the Norwegian Sea. Operating from Sola Airbase, Stavanger in...Jul 19 2012 / No comment / Read More »
USA: Unit to Conduct ULTRA During Rim of the Pacific 2012 Exercise »
Active duty and reserve Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 9 look to retest their skills as a cohesive organization in a Unit Level Training and Readiness Assessment (ULTRA) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise July 21. During ULTRA, Maritime Expeditionary Security...Jul 19 2012 / No comment / Read More »
Boeing P-8I Aircraft for Indian Navy Completes Its Initial Flight »
The second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field at 3:29 p.m. and landing two hours and 14 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8I, a derivative of the Boeing Next-Generation...Jul 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »
US Navy to Disestablish Nine Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Units »
The Navy will disestablish nine Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NJROTC) units, effective June 30, 2013. The nine units are currently on probationary status for failure to meet statutory and NJROTC regulatory minimum student enrollment standards. “Our goal is to maintain a high-quality program...Jul 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »
USA: Rockwell Collins Gets USD 13.9 Million Air Force Contract »
Rockwell Collins has received a USD 13.9 million contract modification to exercise an option for AN/ARC-210(V) electronic radio and ancillary equipment for the Air Force. The Rockwell Collins RT-1939(C) (ARC-210, Generation 5) is the most advanced Receiver-Transmitter (RT) in their proven ARC-210 communication system family....Jul 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »
UK: Royal Navy Lynx Training Squadron Gets New Commanding Officer »
During a handover ceremony at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton Cdr Rimington took over the reins from Cdr Peter Hoare, who moves on to an appointment at the Fleet Headquarters in Portsmouth. “I have had a fantastic and rewarding time at 702 and although...Jul 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »
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