AMX®, the leading provider of solutions that simplify the implementation, maintenance, and use of technology to create effective environments, announced today a collection of its government dealers have been awarded a $500 Million, five (5) year, Multiple Award Contract (MAC) from Space and Naval Wa
The commander of U.S. 6th Fleet visited guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) June 25 when the ship was anchored outside the Mahon Harbor in Menorca, Spain. Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, also participated in a wreath-laying memorial ceremony in Menorca June 26. After
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $12,500,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2109) for engineering and technical design services to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine pla
Lockheed Martin, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $15,206,648 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-5115) for engineering services for DDG 51-class and CG 47-class Aegis Combat System installation, integration and test, and fleet life cycle engineering support. The required se
Securing contracts to build warships has emerged as an option for local shipyards seeking to sail through a global downturn in the industry… By P.R. Sanjai & P. Manoj (livemint) [mappress] Source: livemint, July 5, 2011;
The Russian Navy has successfully tested a deepwater manned mini-sub at a location in the North Atlantic. The dive was to nearly 63 hundred… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr, July 5, 2011;
Set for induction into the Indian Navy next year, harbour trials of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov are expected to begin by August en… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, July 5, 2011;
Greek authorities have intercepted a Canadian ship taking part in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza on Monday, forcing the vessel to return to… (aljazeera) [mappress] Source: aljazeera, July 5, 2011;
You might not see them, dwarfed among four mammoth aircraft carriers, but three frigates are also part of the Navy’s local mothball fleet. T… (kitsapsun) [mappress] Source: kitsapsun, July 5, 2011;
The Iranian Navy’s submarines accomplished their first mission in the high seas and returned home on Monday… (farsnews) [mappress] Source: farsnews, July 5, 2011;
Defence procurement agency DGA has placed an order with DCNS for the third Barracuda-type nuclear-powered attack submarine for the French Navy. This order comes under the framework programme contract awarded to DCNS in December 2006 calling for the delivery of six next-generation SSNs between 2017 a
Captain Jim Gilmour has relieved Republic of Singapore Navy Rear Admiral Harris Chan Weng Yip as Commander Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, during a Change of Command ceremony onboard USS MASON berthed in Djibouti. It is the first time that a Royal New Zealand Naval Officer has commanded a major multi
An annual international naval exercise that began as a way to reduce Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and U.S. allies wrapped up o… By Brock Vergakis (winnipegfreepress) [mappress] Source: winnipegfreepress, July 4, 2011
South Korea says its navy has chased away three suspected pirate boats in Somali waters… (miamiherald) [mappress] Source: miamiherald, July 4, 2011;
