Sri Lanka Navy assisted in the repatriation of 41 Indian fishermen on 27th September 2013. The fishermen were handed over to the Indian Coastal Guard Ship “Raj Tharang” at the International Maritime Boundary Line off Talaimannar by Sri Lankan Naval Vessels “Udara” and “P- 213” attached to the North
The inaugural ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Maritime Security Field Training Exercise commenced yesterday in and around Jervis Bay and the East Australian Exercise Area. The exercise is the flagship activity under Australia and Malaysia’s co-chairmanship of the ADMM-Plus Experts’
Cmdr. Richard N. Massie and Cmdr. Leif E. Mollo are the 2013 recipients of the Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award, according to NAVADMIN 252/13 released Sept. 26. The award was established in honor of Vice Adm. Stockdale whose distinguished naval career symbolized the highest standards
The Royal Australian Navy rescued two French yachtsmen last night whose yacht had sunk 360 miles east of Jervis Bay. The yachtsmen were winched from a small boat by a Navy Seahawk helicopter after they abandoned their yacht when it sunk in rough conditions earlier. The sailors were returned to the N
EID, a Portuguese company specialising in military communications, was invited by Rohde & Schwarz to be part of the team responsible for proposing a technical solution for the integrated communications system of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. This was a result of the excellent cooperation between t
VIDEO: DDG 1000 Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Pending Christening (USA) The christening of the U.S. Navy’s newest guided missile destroyer, Zumwalt (DDG 1000), will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 A.M. and is open to the public
The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Coronado (LCS 4) during a ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard here Sept. 27. Coronado is the fourth littoral combat ship (LCS) to deliver to the Navy, the second of the Independence variant – noted for its trimaran hull – to join the fleet. Capt. Randy Ga
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to support the Patrol Boat Electro-Optics System (PB-EOS) program for the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy. The contract is value
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy demonstrated the Griffin missile’s combat proven capabilities in a maritime environment by successfully engaging fast-moving small boats from various platforms throughout a series of at-sea tests. During one of the tests, the MK-60 Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile Sy
Stunning images have been released to give an idea of front-line carrier operations in the Royal Navy in just a few years’ time. The team behind HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales have produced life-like graphics of F35 Lightning IIs and Merlin Mk2s operating from the sprawling flight decks of
The U.S. Defense Department is taking prudent steps to plan for a possible government shutdown Oct. 1, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in a memo signed yesterday.E The deputy secretary believes there is still time for Congress to enact legislation to avoid a shutdown. “The administration
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has purchased the ice-breaker “HMS Protector” from GC Rieber Shipping. The vessel has been on a bareboat charter to the buyer since the spring of 2011. The sale provides GC Rieber Shipping with an accounting gain of about NOK 370 million (around USD 61Mln), while the
The U.S. Navy ‘s USS Providence (SSN 719) will be restored to full operational capacity by her builder, General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., under a $25.6 million deal for the Los Angeles-class submarine’s fiscal year 2013 dry-docking continuous maintenance availability. This scope of work encompas
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has secured a USD 13.3 million contract intended for material and labor to complete work on the DDG 1000 deckhouse. DDG 1000 is scheduled for hull, mechanical and electrical delivery in fiscal year 2014. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be co
