Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the composite deckhouse for the destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000) to the U.S. Navy. The 900-ton deckhouse provides an advanced structure to house the ship’s bridge, radars, antennas and intake/exhaust s
Pacific Fleet (PF) harbor defense force is holding a tactical exercise jointly with submarines. This activity is a closing stage of summer training period… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 3, 2012; Image: flot
Search for damaged submarine and crew rescue was the main subject of the Polish-Swedish exercise codename NORTHERN CROWN 2012. The NSRS (the NATO Submarine Rescue System) is also used during the exercise serials. Ships from both Navies train sub crew evacuation, rescue techniques, all with assistanc
Indian Navy successfully tested supersonic cruise missile BrahMos launched by the newest frigate INS Teg; the missile is capable to… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 09, 2012; Image: Indian Navy
Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the first Russian naval ship made of carbon composite will start sea trials in the Barents Sea no later than… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 09, 2012; Image: Nordsy
Retired U.S. Army colonel, Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, Jack Howard Jacobs, and a group of distinguished guests who are in Hawaii for the National Medal of Honor Convention, visited the Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) for a tour Oct. 5 at Joint Base Pearl H
A time-honored change of command ceremony was held aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) at the submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 5. Cmdr. Richard Young, commanding officer of Charlotte was relieved by Cmdr. Andrew T. Miller. Guest speaker Capt. James C
Having covered over 500 nautical miles in two days, Black Sea Fleet (BSF) landing ship Novocherkassk on Oct 5 arrived in… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 09, 2012; Image: flot
Caspian Flotilla (CF) task unit consisting of flagship frigate Tatarstan and seagoing tug MB-58 will arrive in Azerbaijan this week… [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, October 09, 2012; Image: nexttop
Plymouth-based HMS Echo has just completed a 19-month deployment in the Far East. David Daniel A&P Falmouth Commercial Director: “We are very familiar with HMS Echo, having carried out her previous refit five years ago and it’s great to have her back. We will carry out survey and maintenance works a
The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) conducted a personnel exchange with the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), Oct. 5. Jason Dunham traded four ensigns and three enlisted crewmembers for three ensigns and six enlisted crewmembers from Gunston Hall for a day i
Sixteen Sailors and Marines from USS Makin Island (LHD 8), along with a few Coast Guardsmen from the high endurance cutter Sherman (WHEC 720), visited the children’s ward at San Francisco General Hospital, Oct. 5, as part of the 31st annual San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) celebration. The group, sha
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a US$103.3 million MissionCareTM contract by the US Department of Defense to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft. The contract reflects the continued success of MissionCare suppor
Former Sydney Smith High School pupil, Andrew Hendin is on his first deployment with the Royal Navy. Sailing onboard HMS Diamond, he is helping to protect our nation’s interests in the Middle East. Andrew, 21, a resident of Hull, is a member of the logistics department onboard and is responsible for
