President of the Republic of Seychelles, His Excellency James Alix Michel and his delegation visited the boatyard at SLNS Mahasen in Welisara on 22nd August 2012. On arrival, the President was received by the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake. The visiting delegati
More than 2,200 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked aboard the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) at White Beach Naval Facility Aug. 20. The 31st MEU embarked aboard the ARG to conduct amphibious operations in the Western Pacific aboard amphibious assault
A multipurpose deep-sea test range can be established in Russian waters of the Black Sea, writes online Dni.ru. Its basic purpose will be… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 23, 2012; Image: Russia
The Navy’s revised cost estimate to restore USS Miami (SSN 755) is approximately $450 million, with an estimated date of completion for the repairs of April 30, 2015 officials announced Aug. 22. The estimate includes 10 percent variability due to the unique nature of the repair and the cost impacts
Naval troops attached to SLNS Kanchadewa of the Northern Naval Command on information received recovered 11 filled T56 magazines and 25 empty T56 magazines buried in the area of Velani East on 21st August 2012. [mappress] Naval Today Staff, August 23, 2012; Image: Sri Lanka Navy
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a $104 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to renovate and modernize the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). General Dynamics NASSCO is a business unit of General Dynamics . General Dynamics NASSCO received funding to begin modifications to
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $78 million contract modification to produce canisters for Mk 41 and Mk 57 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) on cruisers and destroyer battleships. This new contract increases the current contract value to $158 million. “BAE Systems has produced the canisters f
Royal Marines aboard HMS Sutherland have been honing their pirate take-down skills by ‘rapid roping’ from the frigate’s helicopter in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Despite punishing temperatures– at least mid-30s Celsius by day – the Fighting Clan continues the struggle against international terro
According to Northern Fleet (NF) spokesman Capt 1 Rank Vadim Serga, the Northern Eagle 2012 three-lateral naval exercise started… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 22, 2012; Image: Flot
Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 69 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler in the early hours of 21st August 2012. The trawler named “Asha Duwa” was intercepted by a Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Western Naval Command in the seas off Negombo. Among the arrested persons are
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) landing ship Novocherkassk representing Russia at 11-th activation of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR)… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: Russian Navy, August 22, 2012
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday announced that the Department’s Maritime Administration has secured a new training vessel for the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. In an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Academy will recei
Riga Shipyard today delivered Patrol ship Viesīteto to the Latvia’s Ministry of Defence. The building of patrol ship Viesīteto started in June 17th 2009, the vessel is third out of five new SWATH type patrol ships built for Latvian Navy. The Viesīteto was designed and built to Germanischer Lloyd cla
The U.S. Navy has begun integrated testing (IT) of Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1. During its first flight in IT, the JSOW C-1 was retargeted to strike a large moving ship target. “This flight test further demonstrates that JSOW C-1 can receive third party target upd
