The Australian naval vessel HMAS Stuart has arrived in Mumbai as a part of the ongoing navy exchange programme between India and Australia… (hindustantimes) [mappress] Source: hindustantimes , June 6, 2011;
Bilateral exercises between Ukrainian Navy and the Navy of the United States involving representatives of the navies of other countries, tit… (news) [mappress] Source: news, June 6, 2011;
French shipbuilder DCNS has delivered two highly sophisticated combat management systems for the first two Scorpene submarines being built i… (news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo, June 6, 2011;
The Royal Navy’s new Antarctic patrol vessel was officially named as HMS Protector at a ceremony in Portsmouth this week. HMS Protector will fulfil HMS Endurance’s role as the Navy’s ice patrol ship for an interim period, and has been leased on a three-year contract from Norwegian company GC Rieber
HMAS Ballarat (Commander Guy Blackburn, RAN) and HMAS Parramatta (Commander Heath Robertson, RAN) recently arrived in Sattahip, Thailand to conduct a port visit for the start of AUSTHAI 2011. A combined squad of fifty Ballarat and Parramatta personnel were officially greeted at the opening ceremony
Eight USS Missouri (SSN 780) Sailors continue their volunteer efforts by organizing 200 volunteers to assist with clean-up efforts in Joplin, Mo., June 2. The Sailors dispersed over several areas of Joplin to remove debris, assist homeowners with recovery of their belongings and oversee volunteers.
Nine Officers including four women Officers, two Coast Guard Officers and one Officer from Sri Lankan Navy graduated as Observers from the portals of Observer School, at Naval Base Kochi. Amongst the Passing Out courses, the short service commission officers’ course this time was an all women course
More than 200 sailors from CFB Esquimalt will leave family behind Monday for the practice battle of a lifetime in Australian waters… By Erin McCracken (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, June 6, 2011;
More than 5,000 people gathered at the Port of Mobile on Saturday to bring to life the Navy’s newest warship… By Travis Griggs (citizen-times) [mappress] Source: citizen-times, June 6, 2011;
A vessel with two Ukrainian sailors on board was successfully released from pirate captivity by a French warship. According to Ukrainian foreign ministry, pirates attacked MV Atlas on May 31 in the Arabian Sea. There were 20 sailors on board including two Ukrainians. When pirates boarded the ship, t
BAE Systems, Land & Armaments, LP, Minneapolis, Minn., is being awarded a $54,613,172 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 41 Vertical Launching System mechanical modules and related equipment and services. The MK 41 VLS provides a missile launching system for CG 47 and DDG 51 class surface combatants s
In accordance with official data exchange under START-3 treaty, the US State Department published information on numbers of nuclear warheads available to the Russian Federation and the US, as well as amount of deployed and non-deployed carriers. According to the promulgated data, as of Feb 5, 2011 R
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates toured the Battleship Missouri Memorial during a stopover on Oahu enroute to a summit in Singapore, May 31. Missouri’s historical significance during WWII, and the nation’s recent observance of Memorial were contributing factors for Gates’ visit to the memorial; how
Apache Attack Helicopters, flying from HMS Ocean, conducted their first operational sorties over Libya last night as part of NATO’s Operation Unified Protector to protect civilians under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. The mission was carefully coordinated with other allied air miss
