Arizona Sen. John McCain’s old aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Forrestal, now is to be recycled instead of being scuttled at sea. The U.S. Navy… By Doug Ramsey (publicnewsservice) [mappress] Source: publicnewsservice, April 11, 2011;
Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on, April 8 after conducting operations in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn. Providence was part of a group of American and British ships and submarines that launched missiles on Lib
Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, Mass., is being awarded a $166,054,056 modification to existing contract (N00174-10-D-0019) for the procurement of man transportable robotic system (MTRS) production systems, depot level repair parts, spare kits, depot repair services, parts supply, training, engineerin
The retired submarine USS Memphis has arrived at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, where it will be prepared for storage… (greenwichtime) [mappress] Source: greenwichtime, April 8, 2011;
Canada’s navy plans to spend about $120 million to upgrade 36 torpedoes, but they still won’t work in its four submarines without further re… (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, April 8, 2011; Canada’s navy plans to spend about $120 million to upgrade 36 torpedoes, but they still won’t work in its four su
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday sentenced a Somali man to 25 years in prison for his admitted role as a pirate who helped h… By Warren Richey (csmonitor) [mappress] Source: csmonitor, April 8, 2011;
The Plymouth-based Royal Naval frigate HMS Campbeltown has marked the 69th anniversary of a World War Two battle with two Royal Navy veterans. The ship sailed from Falmouth to St Nazaire, in western France, scene of the ship’s main battle honour, at the end of March with veterans Bill “Tiger” Watson
BAE Systems has received a one-year award from the U.S. Navy to deliver 40 Mk 38 Mod 2 Gun Systems in 2011 and 2012. This will increase the total number of Mk 38 Mod 2 Systems in the Navy’s fleet to more than 220. This is the first year of a four-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity [&hellip
HMS Albion, HMS Sutherland and RFA Cardigan Bay, together with elements of 40 Commando Royal Marines, have set sail this week as the lead element of the Cougar 11 deployment to the Mediterranean and Middle East. The ships are sailing from HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth, and Marchwood in Southam
Apr 7, 2010 is the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy happened in the Norwegian Sea when the fire on board Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-278.. (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, April 8, 2011;
The Prince Rupert Port Authority’s new 36 foot Patrol Boat is now complete and ready to be launched… (cjwf) [mappress] Source: cjwf, April 8, 2011;
DRS Technologies, Inc., Herndon, Va., is being awarded a $169,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N65236-07-D-5120) for satellite internet protocol services to support Morale, Welfare and Recreation and other non-Global Inf
Under the loud cheers of navy officer-candidates, the new patrol vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the “Holland”, on April 6th entered its future home port of Den Helder. The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, was there to welcome the Ocean Going Patrol Vess
Bomb disposal experts from HM Naval Base Clyde’s Northern Diving Group had a busy time of it recently when they were called out to three different bomb disposal tasks in a single day. Among the call-outs on 4 April 2011 was a trip close to home, the nearby Kirkmichael Estate in Helensburgh, where a
