Turkey’s first major domestically made warship, the TCG Heybeliada, will be formally delivered to the Turkish Navy on Tuesday. (hurriyetdailynews) [mappress] Source: hurriyetdailynews, September 26, 2011
With 38 years of service, Adm. Gary Roughead steps down from the position of Chief of Naval Operations during the change of command ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy, Sept. 23. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus was the keynote speaker for the ceremony and highlighted Adm. Roughead‘s accomplishments d
U.S. Senate appropriators have proposed canceling development of a missile interceptor that the Pentagon has slotted for a key role in the… By Rachel Bernstein (spacenews) [mappress] Source: spacenews, September 26, 2011
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) K-433 Svyatoi Georgy Pobedonosets did not suffer serious damages as a result of a ram carried out by fishing seiner Donets, told various officials to news agencies. For instance, Pacific Fleet (PF) Assistant Judge Roman Kolbanov told to RIA Novosti
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $142,565,902 not-to-exceed cost-only contract for fiscal 2011 Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) production of all-up-rounds, section level components and spares, shipping containers, and associated data. This contract will provide for the procureme
France will deliver about 20% of equipment for the second two Mistral-class ships with direct involvement of Rosoboronexport, the rest 80% will be produced in Russia, told Director General of JSC Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin in the interview to Kommersant published on Friday. The EUR 1.2-bln cont
Russia plans to establish sea-based missile defense system, on Sept 22 said Vladimir Kozin, deputy director of information and press department of Russian Foreign Ministry . “We have intentions to create sea-based missile defenses. According to our analysis, this system is quite effective and confor
The long range land attack projectile (LRLAP), designed for the DDG 1000 Advanced Gun System, successfully completed two live-fire tests… (ottawacitizen) [mappress] Source: ottawacitizen, September 25, 2011
A Russian strategic submarine received light damage to its outer hull when a fishing vessel rammed into it early on Thursday, a Pacific… (rian) [mappress] Source: rian, September 23, 2011
The official roll-out of the RBS15 Mk3 heavy anti-ship missile for the German Navy took place at a ceremony of the Federal Office… By sukhoi-3omki (freerepublic) [mappress] Source: freerepublic, September 23, 2011
Work is underway to construct a new ammunitioning jetty in Portsmouth Harbour to service the Royal Navy’s surface ships, including the new Type 45 destroyers, into the 21st century. Once complete, the £18m Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility will allow Royal Navy warships to load up with ammunition
Ministry of National Defense has announced tender for annual repairs and maintenance works to the naval ship type NPR, including dry docking works, with a anticipated mínimum of 2 and máximum of 4 service contracts to be carried out. The Ministry of National Defense is the specialized body of the ce
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Baltimore Md., is being awarded an $8,785,494 contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-5347) for electrical design agent for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The MK 41 VLS provides a missile launching system for CG-47 a
For the first time in 20 years Russian Coast Guard ship pays official visit to Ukrainian port. In the morning of Sept 21, Russian Coast Guard ship Krasnodarets moored at Balaklava (Ukraine), reports RIA Novosti. Ukrainian Coast Guard ships have called at Russian ports many times. Mainly, the purpose
