General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded an $18,800,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for additional class services associated with the detail design and construction of the Zumwalt-class (DDG 1000) destroyer. This work will
The News reported that Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited aims to get back on its feet with scores of new projects including a fir… (steelguru) [mappress] Source: steelguru, May 5, 2011;
The Navy will christen the newest guided-missile destroyer, Michael Murphy, May 7 during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. The new destroyer honors Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Lt. Michael P. Murphy who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic a
Somali pirates released Indonesian ship Sinar Kindus with 20 crewmen on board, having received $4.5 mln ransom dropped from a helicopter, reports… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy , May 4, 2011;
The historic name of Leeds’s very own warship is set to live on. The name HMS Ark Royal – one of the most prominent in Navy history – will p… By Alison Bellamy(yorkshireeveningpost) [mappress] Source: yorkshireeveningpost , May 04, 2011;
Baltic Fleet (BF) task group consisting of small missile ships Geizer and Zyb will pay informal call at Polish port Szczecin in May 6-11 under the flag of Rear Admiral… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, May 4, 2011;
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Monday of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Kingdom… (asdnews) [mappress] Source: , May 4, 2011;
The Iranian Navy will equip its submarines with missiles systems in the near future, Farhad Amiri of the armed forces has said… (payvand) [mappress] Source: payvand , May 4, 2011;
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected to help the U.S. Navy develop technologies that will accelerate the ability of military, government, and civilian agencies to respond more effectively to natural and man-made disasters. The Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Divi
The European Union anti piracy mission has confirmed that Somali pirates hijacked Singaporean flagged and owned vessel in east of Malindi, K… By: Abdalle Ahmed(raxanreeb) [mappress] Source: raxanreeb, May 04, 2011;
Kuwait’s Prime Minister has made a short visit to Bahrain to meet Kuwaiti navy forces stationed in the Persian Gulf kingdom since late March. During his visit on Tuesday, Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah once again stressed his support for the Al Khalifa regime in Manama, Kuwait News Agency
The Gibraltar government condemned as “provocative and unlawful” an incident on Tuesday in which it said a Spanish naval vessel incurred int… (defencetalk) [mappress] Source: defencetalk, May 4, 2011;
A helicopter hovered 30 feet above the main deck of the battleship New Jersey Tuesday, just a few feet from the long skyward barrels of the … (mycentraljesrsey) [mappress] Source: mycentraljersey, May 4, 2011;
Six hundred and Fifty two (652) recruits belonging to the 202nd, 203rd Intakes of the Regular Naval Force of the Sri Lanka Navy and Artificer sailors of 2nd Direct Entry batch-2010, passed out in a colourful Passing Out Parade held at SLNS Parakumba in Sampoor on 30th April 2011. Director General Lo
