Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) are conducting a hurricane preparedness exercise, HURREX/Citadel Gale 12, April 16 through 27. The purpose of this annual exercise is to prepare the Navy to respond to weather threats to U.S. coastal regions
As regulation slowly and painfully filters down the private maritime security industry, a “proliferation” of new firms from emerging countries is inevitable and British PMSCs will price themselves out of the market, according to Norton Rose partner Philip Roche. The big question, Mr Roche said, is w
BAE Systems has received a $22.9 million contract modification adding an additional ship set for the Arleigh Burke DDG-116 and an additional set of Aegis Ashore equipment. “We’re thrilled to continue our support for the US Navy by providing the Mk 41 VLS for the DDG-51 program,” said Mark Signorelli
The U.S. Navy has awarded CSC a task order to provide program management support to the Strategic and Theater Sealift Program Office. Awarded in Q4 of CSC fiscal year 2012 under the Naval Sea Systems Command SEAPORT-Enhanced contract vehicle won by CSC in 2004, the task order has a one-year base per
Littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) conducted the ship’s first Panama Canal transit April 15 while underway to her homeport of San Diego. Independence’s Gold Crew is the first to bring Independence through the Panama Canal, sailing a 105-foot-wide ship through canal locks only 110-foot-wid
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that structural production of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is 75 percent complete. The lead ship in the new class of carriers has been under construction at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division since November 2009. I
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) spoke to area Sailors and their guests at the Seattle Submarine Ball April 14. MCPON (SS/SW) Rick D. West spoke to a crowd of roughly 1,300 during the ball celebrating the 112th anniversary of the submarine force. “This is where I began my Navy career i
The government has OKed the acquisition of six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) that will be added to the Coast Guard fleet. The total value of the vessels is about Rs 1,800 crore. The new vessels will be over 100-metres long and equipped with helicopter decks. The will all be constructed by defen
The future USS Somerset (LPD 25) launched April 14 from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Avondale Shipyard, marking a key milestone in the ship’s construction process. LPD 25 is the ninth ship of the San Antonio class, and is named in honor of the courage of the passengers of United Airlines Fli
£14m of drugs used to fund terrorist activity will never reach their destination thanks to a major bust by HMS Westminster. The Portsmouth-based warship intercepted a suspicious dhow in the Indian Ocean, seizing over 70 bales containing more than 180kg of pure heroin. The Portsmouth-based frigate po
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced April 16 the next Zumwalt-class destroyer will be named the USS Lyndon B. Johnson. The selection of Lyndon B. Johnson, designated DDG 1002, continues the Navy tradition of naming ships after presidents and honors the nation’s 36th president. USS Lyndon B. Jo
A German-owned freighter loaded with military equipment and ammunition heading to Syria, was stopped on Friday 50 kilometres (31 miles) away from the Syrian port Tartus, a German Magazine Der Spiegel reports. The ship “Atlantic Cruiser”, leased to a Ukrainian company, White Whale Shipping, was inter
Northrop Grumman Corporation will participate in the inaugural Global Aerospace Summit, being held April 16-18 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The event, presented by Mubadala Aerospace, provides a forum for thought leaders from government, academia and the aerospace industry to share their pers
Naval Vessel P 152 attached to SLNS Vijaya of the North-western Naval Command on routine sea patrol arrested 18 persons engaged in illegal fishing using prohibited fishing gears on 14th April 2012. The arrested persons along with 02 prohibited fishing nets, 02 pairs of diving fins, 02 diving masks a
