Three new Coast Guard Ships Were Officially Introduced recently — one in Peninsula waters… (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, July 22, 2011;
Navy divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 Company 23 came together with divers from Jamaica, Bahamas, Canada and Guatemala during an opening ceremony for a joint subject matter exchange in Port Royal, Jamaica July 20. The divers traded knowledge and tactics on dive medicine, divi
China’s military is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons that Beijing plans to use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict… Read More [mappress] Source: washingtontimes, July 22, 2011;
A decision by Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection will allow a dredging project in the Kennebec River to go forward in August… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, July 22, 2011;
Indian warship INS Airavat docked at the central region’s military port in Nha Trang Tuesday, starting a ten-day visit to Vietnam… (thanhniennews) [mappress] Source: thanhniennews, July 22, 2011;
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $10,000,000 modification for planned supplemental work to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2107) for the refueling complex overhaul of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is expe
ONE of the most spectacular sights in the history of shipbuilding on the Clyde has been scheduled for next Friday… By Brian Currie (heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: heraldscotland, July 22, 2011;
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $18,346,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-5437) for engineering and technical services in support of the MK15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon System. The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System is a fast reaction terminal defense against low
The Navy announced the successful completion of shore-based and at-sea integrated system tests on the prototype Unmanned Influence Sweep System, July 20, at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, in Panama City, Fla. Designed for the LCS as part of the mine countermeasures mission p
Apache helicopter pilots have found their sea legs on the unfamiliar setting of HMS Illustrious. The newly-refitted helicopter carrier – fresh from her £40m refit – has swapped Harrier jets for the imposing outlines of the Army gunships. Crews from 664 Squadron, 4 Regiment Army Air Corps, took the c
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced July 21, the President has made the following nominations: Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert for reappointment to the rank of admiral and for assignment as chief of naval operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Greenert is currently serving as vice chief of Nava
The RAF and Royal Navy have been involved in a number of precision attacks to protect Libyan civilians over the last few days as part of NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR. In the early hours of Monday morning, RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft returned for a second night of precision strikes against
Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) departed Naval Base Point Loma July 20 following a six-day deperming evolution in preparation for the ship’s scheduled deployment. Deperming a ship reduces the ship’s magnetic signature. Naval Base Point Loma is the only stat
Lakeland Industries, Inc. today announced that it has received the first purchase order under a contract with a maximum value of over $5 mil… (msnbc) [mappress] Source: msnbc, July 21, 2011;
