U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) and Commander, 2nd Fleet began phase two of a merged staff functional assessment June 27, in advance of consolidating the two headquarters into one command by Sept. 30. Phase two is a four-day exercise designed to evaluate the merged command’s ability to react to a c
A Swedish ship due to join an upcoming Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been sabotaged in the Greek port of Piraeus, organisers say… By Dahr Jamail and Max Blumenthal (alternet) [mappress] Source: alternet, June 29, 2011;
Westmark BV, creator of P-Trap®, was named winner in the Security category at the 5th annual Safety at Sea International Awards held recently on board the historic warship HMS Belfast in London. The company was recognized for its anti-piracy device, which creates a propeller jamming zone around the
Guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Valparaiso, Chile to begin the Pacific Phase (PAC) of UNITAS 52, June 24. The frigates will participate in the Chilean hosted, two-week multinational exercise along with naval partners from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, June
ABG Shipyard Tuesday said it has bagged an order worth Rs.970 crore from the Indian Navy for construction of two cadet training ships. The s… (newkerala) [mappress] Source: newkerala, June 29, 2011;
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson touted $15 million in new funding for improvements at Naval Station Mayport during a Jacksonville visit Monday… (jacksonville) [mappress] Source: jacksonville, June 28, 2011;
JSC Severnaya Verf and JSC Baltiysky Zavod will face bankruptcy soon, said president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Roman Trotsenko at press conference during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum. At present, Russia’s Central Bank holds trial proceedings with JSC United Indust
BAE Systems has been awarded a six year, £46m contract to support the Sampson multi-function radars (MFR) on board the fleet of six Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers. This support contract, awarded by MBDA, is designed as a forerunner to a full ‘contract for availability’ arrangement and will generate d
Caspian Flotilla’s Project 21820 Dugon air-cavern landing boat Ataman Platov which was planned to be shown at the 5th International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS-2011) will not be demonstrated in St. Petersburg. At the last moment Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky ordered to le
Libyan television demonstrated wrecks of an aircraft, having declared that was AH-64 Apache helicopter shot down by Gaddafi’s army. However, under close examination it turned out to be American unmanned air vehicle (UAV) MQ-8B Fire Scout. According to Flight Daily News, NATO coalition confirmed that
A recent visit to HMAS Toowoomba by Australian Army and Air Force members of Joint Task Force (JTF) 633, has allowed them to gain a ‘first hand’ appreciation of the diverse range of capabilities the frigate will bring to Operation SLIPPER. Led by Joint Task Force 633 Chief of Staff, Colonel Andrew M
THE Royal Navy warship HMS Liverpool has fired her main gun to stop pro-Gaddafi forces moving along the Libyan coast… (portsmouth) [mappress] Source: portsmouth, June 28, 2011;
Raytheon Company’s Missile Systems business broke ground for an all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala. Raytheon will construct the state-of-the-art factory on the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal site. When completed, the facility will provide final assembly and testing fo
THE Royal Australian Navy should urgently re-establish a naval presence on Thursday Island off Cape York or risk a major border security bre… By Mark Dodd (theaustralian) [mappress] Source: theaustralian, June 27, 2011;
