The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics , a $1.8 billion contract for the construction of DDG 1001 and DDG 1002, the next two ships in the Zumwalt-class program. DDG 1001 is scheduled to be delivered in December 2015 and DDG 1002 is scheduled to
The name of the Royal Navy’s newest, most capable Astute Class submarine has been formally announced today – HMS Anson. HMS Anson is the fifth in her class, and is being named after Admiral of the Fleet George Anson (1697-1762) who is noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseei
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $17,013,557 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for the USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) fiscal 2012 drydocking selected restricted availability. A DSRA includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance,
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus made his first visit to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command, Sept. 13. Mabus met with NSWC Crane Commanding Officer Capt. Charles S. LaSota and Technical Director Duane Embree as well as civilian and military personnel to
Procuracy investigation found out that the cost of repair operations at aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov was corruptly overestimated. According to investigators, when calculating repair cost, Director of Northern Fleet Technical Dept Rear Admiral Viktor Bursuk did not engage officers of a
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $60,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to improve reliability, maintainability, and sustainability of the AH-64 aircraft. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an
Hopefully, soon it would be advantageous for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet (BSF) to repair ships in Ukraine, and Sevastopol yards would obtain an order fr om Russian defense ministry, said Sevastopol Mayor Yury Doynikov at the city council session. “As of today, the truth is that Russian warships are rep
The RDB Ocean of Joy, a Hong Kong-flagged dry-bulk carrier, ran aground in the Port of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, Brazil’s Navy said… By Jeb Blount (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 15, 2011;
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Royal Australian Navy will lease an additional amphibious ship, the Windermere, to enhance the Navy’s amphibious capability during the forthcoming cyclone season. This adds to HMAS Choules whic
Over 50 Pacific Fleet (PF) ships will conduct exercise in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk, said Northeast Grouping Commander Rear Admiral Konstantin Maklov at Monday’s press conference. The exercise started late in Aug, and its active phase will last till the end of Sept. “Over 50 PF ships w
New ice patrol ship HMS Protector has taken another key step down the road to her maiden deployment by operating a helicopter for the first time. The icebreaker, formerly MV Polarbjørn, has spent the spring and summer steadily being converted into a hydrographic survey ship to plug the gap left by H
East Coast Repair and Fabrication, L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an $8,219,488 fixed-price contract for a drydocking phased maintenance availability on USS Tempest (PC 2). Contract will be for the accomplishment of miscellaneous structural, electrical, and mechanical repairs, including dry-
Over 1,100 companies from 35 countries participate in the DSEi 2011 international defense systems and equipment exhibition taking place in London in Sept 13-16, said a representative of Russia’s Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FSMTC). The show is held in ExCeL exhibition center.
During an armed reconnaissance patrol over Sebha in southern Libya yesterday morning, Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s located a number of former regime armoured vehicles occupying dug-in positions near the town. Three of the vehicles were destroyed by RAF aircraft. NATO was also maintaining an intensiv
