First launch of submarine-based Russian-Indian cruise missile BrahMos will be carried out by the end of the current year… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 24, 2012
On 23 October 2012, Norwegian Defense Logistics Organisation has signed a contract with DCNS in the presence of Geir Kilhus, chief of NDLO naval systems and Pierre Legros, SVP Surface Ships & Naval Systems. This agreement covers follow on technical support for the Senit 2000 Combat Management System
Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a daylong series of community outreach projects at the Guam Veterans Cemetery, Jose L.G. Rios Middle School and a beach clean up along Marine Corps Drive, Oct. 19. “The USS Frank Cable has an ongoing relationship between the
Raytheon Company signed a contract for 42.8 million pounds to deliver five Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon Systems to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence starting in 2013. Installation and in-service support will be provided by Babcock Marine. “Phalanx provides unparalleled ship self-defense t
On Saturday, 20 October 2012, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) German frigate FGS Sachsen located a dhow after receiving a distress signal, saved 20 Iranian sailors and detained seven suspected pirates. The German frigate received a distress call on Friday, 19 October 2012, from the fishing vessel and
French shipyard STX France will launch the first Mistral-class assault landing ship for Russia in Sept 2013, said the yard’s representative at the… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 24, 2012
Russian military delegation headed by Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Chirkov on Oct 22 arrived in Le Bourget, France… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 24, 2012; Image: Euronaval
A basic aspect in an exhaust system of a ship is the heat emission. This heat can feed a wide spectrum of applications, but may also be experienced as a nuisance. In naval vessels, heat outside the ship is increasingly seen as an undesirable aspect. In order to suppress this aspect, Discom has done
Russian Ministry of Trade and Industry changed timeline for the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS) to be held in St. Petersburg in 2013… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 23,2012; Image: IMDS
British and French naval forces have met up in the Mediterranean for the first time today – kicking off the start of a joint amphibious and carrier strike exercise called Corsican Lion. More than 3000 British sailors, marines and airmen onboard HMS Bulwark, HMS Illustrious, HMS Montrose, HMS Northum
The Navy’s counter-piracy experts have reinforced their warning to seafarers to beware the scourge of modern-day buccaneers in the Indian Ocean. With the monsoon season drawing to a close, attacks by ‘pirate action groups’ trying to hijack merchant shipping off the Horn of Africa are expected to inc
ST Engineering will introduce two new variants of its FEARLESS Patrol Vessels at Euronaval 2012, a well established international naval defence and maritime exhibition which is held from 22 to 26 October 2012 at the Paris – Le Bourget Exhibition Centre, France. The ST Engineering booth at E43 will p
