Russia will insist on classification of UAVs and AD maritime platforms as conventional armaments, said on Nov 15 Russia’s ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. “Undoubtedly, we will stand for entering of new weapon systems emerged in recent two decades such as unmanned aerial vehicles including attack
USS Hurricane (PC 3) and USS Monsoon (PC 4) arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Nov. 16 for the launch of Maryland’s Star-Spangled Bicentennial, a War of 1812 commemoration event that will be held here in June 2012. With Sailors manning the rails, the ships will join Maryland Governor Martin O’Malle
The Antarctic survey vessel made her debut at Dartmouth as part of her first experience of Operational Sea Training, readying her for impending inaugural deployment to the frozen continent. Protector has been loaned to the Navy; the former MV Polarbjørn – Polar Bear – has been ‘navified’ with all th
US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will visit Azerbaijan in Nov 20-21, reports US Embassy in Baku. Meeting with Azerbaijani officials, Mabus will discuss bilateral cooperation in security. US Department of the Navy comprises two services – US Navy and US Marine Corps. Secretary of the Navy reports t
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc., Monroeville, Pa., is being awarded a $261,564,863 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propulsion components. Funds in the amount of $140,761,199 are obligated at time of award. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pa. (97.7 percent), and Schenectady, N.Y.
Main propulsion system of Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya modernized at JSC Sevmash will be run soon, reports the shipyard’s press service. The second priority task of Sevmash shipyard after construction of nuclear-powered submarines is completion of Indian carrier INS Vikramaditya. By now,
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) embarked four Indonesian military liaison officers during its current deployment, Nov. 14. The embark allowed Indonesian officers to interact with Essex officers and gave each service an opportunity to exchange ideas that will aid in fut
Participants of search operation in the morning of Nov 16 detected dry cargo ship Kapitan Kuznetsov lost the day before in the White Sea; the ship took the ground in severe gale. The crew suffered insignificantly, only two men got slight head injuries. The accident possibly occurred since the crew h
The U.S. Navy laid the keel for its first Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1000), Nov. 17, at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. While keel laying was once traditionally the formal recognition of the start of the ship’s construction, today’s advanced modular shipbuilding allows fa
New transport ship for Russian Navy will be laid down at JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center (Severodvinsk) early in Dec 2011, told a source in defense industry to Central Navy Portal. Project 20180TV will constitute an armament support ship. According to some sources, it will be used to supply the ne
U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) completed three days of sea trials Nov. 16, after extensive training, a planned maintenance period and a successful light off assessment. According to Blue Ridge Damage Control Assistant Lt. Jerry Belmonte, the crew was fully engaged in preparation
In a major security breach, a total of 83 pipe valves used in the warships went missing from the high-security naval dockyard here. (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, November 17, 2011
BAE Systems has won a five year contract to provide information services vital to the successful operation of the entire surface fleet for … (ssa) [mappress] Source: ssa, November 17, 2011; Image: royalnavy
The first second-hand cutter from the U.S. Coast Guard sailed into Manila in August and became the most modern vessel in the dilapidated… (washingtonpost) [mappress] Source: washingtonpost, November 17, 2011
