The crew of a Canadian warship that returned fire after being shot at by Libyan forces was calm during the incident, the commander of the fr… (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, May 16, 2011;
The armoured cruiser Averof, the flagship of the Hellenic Navy for four decades until the vessel’s decommissioning in 1952, this year celebr… (ana) [mappress] Source: ana, May 16, 2011;
European Union naval force said on Saturday that its warship disrupted a dhow that was suspected of being used as a Pirate Action Group (PAG… (peopledaily) [mappress] Source: peopledaily, May 16, 2011;
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday welcomed the US Navy aircraft carrier from which the remains of slain al-Qaeda leader Os… (monstersandcritics) [mappress] Source: monstersandcritics, May 16, 2011;
The refurbishment of NNS Thunder F90 (formerly CGC CHASE), which was transferred to the Nigerian Navy by the United States Coast Guard on Fr… By Tokunbo Adedoja (thisdaylive) [mappress] Source: thisdaylive, May 16, 2011;
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday that the Navy will homeport the recently launched Virginia-class submarine California (SSN-781) at… (theday) [mappress] Source: theday , May 16, 2011;
A Danish warship has attacked a pirate boat in Somalian waters, killing four pirates and freeing 16 Iranian hostages on board, Denmark’s nav… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, May 15, 2011;
UCG Chase, the warship given by the United States Coast Guard to the Nigerian Navy, has been renamed NNS Thunder F90. At a colourful transfe… By Tokunbo Adedoja (thisdaylive) [mappress] Source: thisdaylive, May 15, 2011;
The 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived at Osaka, Japan, May 13 for a port visit that will strengthen already strong ties between the United States and Japan. Blue Ridge Commanding Officer, Capt. Daniel Grieco believes that the visit to Osaka will be a rewarding experience. “We ar
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, is pleased to announce that the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) has completed trials of four Janus-Naval (Janus-N) electro-optical turrets and has formally accepted the systems. The Janus-N systems were installed on four patrol boats (Classe Comandanti) of the I
Sailors aboard a Canadian warship helped thwart an attack by Libyan forces in the port of Misrata, according to NATO, firing back after comi… (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, May 13, 2011;
COLONEL Gadaffi opened fire on HMS Liverpool last night… (portsmouth) [mappress] Source: portsmouth, May 13, 2011;
A $10 million amendment attached to the National Defense Authorization Act could come to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the form of infrastruc… By Sott E. Kinney (fosters) [mappress] Source: fosters, May 13, 2011;
EnerSys Energy Products, Inc., Warrensburg, Mo., is being awarded an $11,114,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00164-10-D-GS60) for the production of submarine valve regulated lead acid batteries. This effort will procure replacement back-up batteries for in-service nuclear submarine