The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and embarked Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23 arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Dec. 12, following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment to the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of
On Tuesday 10 December, at around 10 pm (Western Australian time), a civilian contractor suffered minor injuries while conducting scheduled maintenance in a battery compartment aboard HMAS Waller. The incident occurred while Waller was alongside for scheduled maintenance. Civilian contractors workin
Raytheon Company has been awarded $75 million to complete remaining hardware and electronics for DDG 1000 and 1001, the first two ships of the Zumwalt-class of multimission destroyers. The award reflects exercised options under a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract. Raytheon’s progress on the prog
The first of a total of four 125 Class frigates for the German Navy was today christened “Baden-Württemberg” at a ceremony at the Hamburg site of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems – a company of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions. This is an important milestone in the construction program for the F125 Clas
Orion Marine Group, Inc. , a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced a contract award of approximately $14 million. Orion Marine Group was recently awarded a contract to demolish and reconstruct an existing fuel pier for the US Navy in the Caribbean.
HMAS Tobruk has completed its mission in the Philippines and is returning to Australia with a load of Army engineer machinery, vehicles and 35 Army personnel. A small Recovery Support Force of 65 combat engineers, tradesmen and support personnel, mostly from Townsville’s 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment
Naval patrol craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 110 Indian fishermen and 15 Indian trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the eastern seas of Sri Lanka on 11th December 2013. They were taken into SLN custody in the Sri Lankan waters very close to land in between Mullaitivu and Koki
The Royal Navy has adopted a new approach to minimising its impact on the environment that could become a blueprint for other Naval services. It has produced Environmental Protection Guidelines (Maritime) (EPG(M)), an interactive military layer of electronic charting which provides advice on the sui
The 10th insignia awarding ceremony of the 4RS (Rapid Response Rescues Relief Squadron) was held on a grand scale at the Rapid Action Boat Squadron Headquarters at Gangewadiya in Puttalam on 7th December 2013. Commander North Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral NKD Nanayakkara, graced the occasion as t
After supporting ongoing British relief efforts in the Philippines, HMS Daring has arrived in Shanghai. The goodwill visit to China comes at an important time in bilateral relations, just after the UK-China summit when Prime Minister David Cameron led a strong delegation of ministers and businessmen
SLN and SLCG craft on routine patrol arrested 30 Indian fishermen and 8 Indian trawlers engaged in illegal fishing in the northern seas of Sri Lanka on 12th December 2013. They were taken into custody in the Sri Lankan waters approximately 05 nautical miles east of Analathivu. The arrested fishermen
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) arrived at Changi Naval Base Singapore Dec. 9 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 130, Houston will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the sub
In November 2013 the Mexican Navy (Secretaría de Marina) and Damen Shipyards Group (the Netherlands) signed another contract for a Damen Stan Patrol 4207. The Mexican Navy already operates two similar Patrol Vessels and has currently two ships under construction in their shipyard ‘Astillero de Marin
Naval design and engineering company BMT Defence Services Ltd today announced that it has applied a software package created by leading maritime software house NAPA during the design process for the new logistics and support vessel (LSV) ordered by the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organisation (NDLO)
