UK: HMS Edinburgh to Leave Portsmouth on Monday »
Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh will leave Portsmouth on Monday (September 24), on her final deployment, conducting routine operations across the Atlantic. It marks a historic milestone for both the ship and the Royal...
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UK: MPs Publish Report on Future Maritime Surveillance »
Concerns exist about the MoD’s capacity to manage the risk created by the capability gap in maritime surveillance and about its ability to react to demand in the short and medium term, says the Defence...
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UK: HMS Ambush Arrives at Faslane »
HMS Ambush – the second of the Navy’s planned flotilla of seven Astute-class submarines – yesterday made her debut in Scotland as she arrived at Faslane. The £1bn boat has spent the past four...
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Russia: Rescue Ship Spasatel Karev Starts Sea Trials »
Lead multi-functional emergency rescue ship Spasatel Karev (Project MPSV07, serial number 701, power 4MW) on Sept 18 left the quay of Nevsky Shipyard Ltd for sea trials. The project was developed by JSC Maritime Engineering...
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USS Carr Offloads Drugs in Costa Rica »
USS Carr (FFG 52) offloaded 4,134 pounds of marijuana, worth 4 million dollars recovered during Countering Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) area of responsibility in support of Operation Martillo,...
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Norwegian Officers Arrive at Russian Navy’s NF »
Delegation of young Norwegian officers on Sept 18 arrived at Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet (NF). First item on the visit agenda was NF Marine Regiment. Norwegian servicemen familiarized with everyday life of Russian marines, educational...
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USS Green Bay Departs Naval Base San Diego »
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 17 with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (PELARG) and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) for a scheduled deployment to the...
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US Navy to Inactivate USS Enterprise »
After 51 years of distinguished service, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will inactivate on Dec. 1, 2012, in a ceremony to be held at Norfolk Naval Station, in Norfolk, Va. The inactivation ceremony...
September 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »USA: Raytheon Receives JTT-Sr Contract »
Raytheon Company has received an $8.7 million modification to a previously awarded production contract to provide the U.S. Navy with Joint Tactical Terminal Senior...
Sep 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »Algeria Buys Submarines from Russia »
Rosoboronexport received a request from Algeria for two Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines, a source in defense ministry told Kommersant. This was confirmed by an informed...
Sep 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »Norway: EMS Inks USD 289 Million Military Contract »
Eitzen Maritime Services ASA (EMS) today announced that the Company has been awarded a USD 289 million Military supply order from a major NATO...
Sep 19 2012 / No comment / Read More »GDEB Signs USD 94 Million USS Miami Contract »
The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $94 million contract for advance planning and preliminary execution of fire-restoration efforts on USS...
Sep 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »U.S. Navy Takes Over Amphibious Transport Dock Anchorage (LPD 23) »
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) to the U.S. Navy. It is...
Sep 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »Russian Defense Ministry Plans to Buy 96 Auxiliary Vessels by 2020 »
Russian defense ministry plans to buy 96 auxiliary vessels by 2020, deputy defense minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov told RIA Novosti. As for him, “we...
Sep 16 2012 / No comment / Read More »Bollinger Delivers FRC to United States Coast Guard »
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the WILLIAM FLORES, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made...
Sep 14 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »Kongsberg, Brazilian Navy Sign Penguin Missiles Contract »
KONGSBERG has signed a contract with the Brazilian Navy for the delivery of Penguin anti-ship missiles and associated equipment valued MEUR 33. The missiles...
Sep 13 2012 / No comment / Read More »Fabrication Starts on Future USS John Finn »
Huntington Ingalls Industries has started fabrication on the U.S. Navy’s next Aegis guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113). The ship will be built...
Sep 12 2012 / No comment / Read More »NASSCO Completes First Mobile Landing Platform Hull for U.S. Navy »
The shipbuilders of General Dynamics NASSCO have completed the structural assembly and weld-out of 26,241 metric tons of steel to erect the entire structure...
Sep 11 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »EVENTS
- Sep 25 2012, 10th Annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance, Melia Roma Aurelia Antica, Roma »
- Sep 25 2012, Offshore Patrol Vessels, Novotel Amsterdam City, AMSTERDAM »
- Sep 26 2012, CBRN in the Maritime Environment, Marriott Regents Park, London »
- Oct 6 2012, 16th ITELEXPO KENYA, 2012, KICC, Nairobi »
- Oct 22 2012, 2012 Science and Technology Partnership Conference, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington »
Russia: Prosecutors Open Case Against Pirates »
Russia’s southern transport procuracy took under control investigation of the criminal case initiated after pirating of the Greek-operated tanker Energy Centurion in Togolese waters with Russian crew onboard and stealing of 3,000 tons of diesel fuel, said the procuracy spokesman. “The criminal case was initiated...
Sep 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »USA: Navy Diplomats Visit Naval Air Station Pensacola »
Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola hosted 20 members of the Corps of Foreign Naval Attaches, Sept. 16 – 18 during their fall tour of U.S. Navy installations. The diplomats come from a wide range of countries and backgrounds and are touring Navy commands in the...
Sep 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »UK: HMS Raleigh Gets New Commanding Officer »
HMS Raleigh has a new man at the helm with Captain Bob Fancy relieving Captain Steve Murdoch as the Commanding Officer of the Torpoint based Royal Navy training establishment. Captain (Capt) Fancy, aged 48, was welcomed to HMS Raleigh by a guard of honour made...
Sep 20 2012 / No comment / Read More »Japan: VP-8 Takes Part in 2012 Misawa Special Olympics »
The “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 once again took time out of their busy schedules, volunteering to help the Misawa community by participating in the 2012 Misawa Special Olympics, Sept. 15th. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and...
Sep 19 2012 / No comment / Read More »US Navy Announces Navy’s 2011 Spirit of Hope Winner »
Carolyn Blashek, the founder of Operation Gratitude, is the Navy’s 2011 Spirit of Hope winner, officials announced, Sept. 17 in NAVADMIN 286/12. Blashek founded Operation Gratitude in 2003 as a nonprofit, volunteer based organization to support deployed service members, their children and wounded warriors. Since...
Sep 19 2012 / No comment / Read More »USA: Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Units Adding SeaPerch Underwater Robotic Kit »
Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) across the country began receiving the Office of Naval Research (ONR) SeaPerch underwater robotic kit, Sept. 17. Striving for more Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses, numerous schools around the U.S. are adding to SeaPerch to their...
Sep 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »Sailors from USS Pasadena, USS Miami Conduct Joint Community Relations Project »
Seven Sailors from the Los Angeles-class attack submarines USS Pasadena (SSN 752) and USS Miami (SSN 755) conducted a joint community relations project with a local marine conservation organization around the Isles of Shoal, Sept. 15. The Isles of Shoals consists of nine rocky islands...
Sep 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »USA: NAVSUP Celebrates Constitution Day »
Naval Supply Systems Command Headquarters military and civilian personnel came together Sept. 17, to observe and celebrate Constitution Day, commemorating the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution Sept. 17, 1787. Karen Meloy, director, Enterprise Resource Planning, began the ceremony by leading the group in...
Sep 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »From Schoolmates to Shipmates in Australia’s Largest Naval Exercise »
Seventeen years after being schoolmates, two Devonport natives have found themselves together again, this time as shipmates in the guided missile frigate HMAS Darwin. Leading Seaman Stores Naval (LSSN) Belinda Mathews and Deputy Supply Officer, Lieutenant Andrew Willett both attended Devonport’s St Brendan-Shaw College, graduating...
Sep 18 2012 / No comment / Read More »
The Netherlands: Air Force Clears Way for Olympics »
New Ships for Royal Canadian Navy Underway »
USA: Raytheon Gets Block IV All-Up-Round Missiles Contract »
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