Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead visited Russia to meet with members of the Russian Navy and further improve international maritime relationships, April 13-18. As the first CNO to visit Russia since 1996, Roughead met with his counterpart, Adm. Vladimir Vysotskiy, commander-in-chie
Maybe it’s time for another historic museum warship to take up a berth on the South Carolina coast — this one from the Spanish-American War… By Schuyler Kropf (thestate) [mappress] Source: thestate, April 21, 2011;
Booz Allen Hamilton announced it has been awarded a contract to support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) with cyberspace science, research, engineering and technology integration. The multiple-award indefinite-delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract in support of
Pirates seized an Italian-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa on Thursday morning, the European Union’s anti-piracy taskforce said… (cnn) [mappress] Source: cnn , April 21, 2011;
A major maritime exercise recently ended with a bang, when minehunter vessels participating in Exercise Joint Warrior 2011, hosted by the Royal Navy off the northwest coast of Scotland, encountered two pieces of Second World War ordnance. The Mine Counter-Measures (MCM) force, consisting of minehunt
Pentagon prosecutors Wednesday pressed the first Obama-era war crimes charges against a Guantánamo captive, seeking the death penalty in the… By Carol Rosenberg (miamiherald) [mappress] Source: miamiherald, April 21, 2011;
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Navy have completed a compliance agreement that sets out a schedule of upgrades the Na… (wateronline) [mappress] Source: wateronline, April 21, 2011;
Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc., Herndon, Va., is being awarded a $55,704,295 modification to a previously awarded contract (N63394-10-C-5006) for operation and maintenance services for the combined tactical training ranges. Services will be required at shore sites, land-based test facilit
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returned to its forward-deployed port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday, nearly a mo… By Kyodo (japantimes) [mappress] Source: japantimes, April 21, 2011;
On 21 April, EU NAVFOR released 18 suspected pirates that had been detained by the EU NAVFOR Finnish warship FNS POHJANMAA since the 6 April. They were released after requests to a number of states, who were considered to have an interest in the case, proved to be unsuccessful. The States either dec
The U.S. Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin , has installed the Aegis Combat System aboard two new Navy destroyers, USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). The Aegis Combat Systems aboard the ships have also been certified as fully operational through the tests known as Combat Systems
Turkish Navy (TN) has commissioned the second large patrol boat built by Dearsan shipyards in the Tuzla industrial district. Dubbed TCG Karaburun with the naval identifier “P 1201″, the new boat is part of a larger project that covers the construction of a total of 16 of these boats by 2014. TCG Kar
L-3 Maritime Systems announced today that it has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to supply its Seaframe Control System for the next Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The contract is for the first ship and includes options for an additional 14
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation , announced today that its President and CEO, Mr. Joseph J. Battaglia, received the prestigious Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award during the Sea-Air-Space Black Tie Gala on April 12, 2011. This award is presented to an ind
