A total of one hundred sixty eight (168) passengers and crew of MV Asia Malaysia were rescued before the vessel was reportedly sunk at vicinity four (4) nautical miles Southeast off Culasi, Panay Island around 8:50 in the morning of July 31, 2011. Based on the report, MV Asia Malaysia departed Port
Sailors aboard USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) conducted deck landing qualification (DLQ) training with Romanian navy pilots July 31-Aug. 1 as part of the bilateral exercise Summer Storm 2011. The eight Romanian pilots, the only aviators in that country’s navy, are members of “Black Sea Knights” and fly
USS Carr (FFG 52) completed a four-day port visit to Klaipeda, Lithuania, Aug. 1, as part of a three-month deployment supporting theater security cooperation engagements throughout the Baltic nations. While in port Klaipeda, Carr Sailors held a reception, office calls and wreath laying ceremony aboa
The Nigerian Navy said it would be beefing up its forward operational bases with state-of-the-art technological equipment to enable proper p… By PHILIP NWOSU (sunnewsonline) [mappress] Source: sunnewsonline, August 2, 2011;
North Korea is developing a new mid-range ballistic missile that could reach as far as the U.S. territory of Guam, Japan’s Defense Ministry… By Eric Talmadge (google) [mappress] Source: google, August 2, 2011;
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded approx $17 million cost-plus-fixed fee order under previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-10-G-4314) to support nuclear carrier repair work at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during on-going availabilities. This contract is for skilled tradesm
On July 28th, after sixty days proudly serving under the European Flag, the French Frigate FS COURBET completed her participation as an EU NAVFOR warship in Operation ATALANTA. During the period, FS Courbet has conducted a multiplicity of tasks in the force, primarily conducting the EU NAVFOR’s main
The Royal Malaysian Navy successfully test-fired its missiles during a week-long military exercise conducted off Sabah waters… (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, August 1, 2011;
Pirates boarded a Swedish tanker off the coast of Benin at the weekend but were chased away by the African nation’s navy, leaving the vessel… (msn) [mappress]Source: msn, August 1, 2011;
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors (LM MS2), Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $118,646,449 fixed-price-incentive contract for the production of two multi-mission signal processor equipment sets; three ballistic missile defense 4.0.1 equipment sets; and five Aegis Weapon System upgraded eq
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) today announced that the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully redelivered the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) to the U.S. Navy. The redelivery took place on July 29, one day earlier than originally planned, following
THE Royal Navy’s revolutionary warship HMS Warrior is 150 years old today… By Michael Powell (portsmouth) [mappress] Source: portsmouth, August 1, 2011;
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture between Fincantieri and Selex Sistemi Integrati, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to build a vessel for the Algerian Navy. Fincantieri made the announcement yesterday, but did not give any
As workers at Ingalls Shipbuilding put the finishing touches on the United States Coast Guard’s latest National Security Cutter, the Guard’s… (fox10tv) [mappress] Source: fox10tv, August 1, 2011;
