Lockheed Martin will design and deliver a second-generation anti-submarine training target under a $5.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The targets, known as MK39 Expendable Mobile Anti-submarine Warfare Training Targets, or EMATTs, are used by air and surface crews for unrestricted, open-ocean
The Indian Navy’s INS Airavat, a tank carrier that can also be used to deliver disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, has arrived ahea… (newkerala) [mappress] Source: newkerala,April 4, 2011;
A nuclear-powered submarine of the Royal Navy has returned to its home port after a mechanical failure led to a loss of propulsion while tra… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian,April 4, 2011;
Naval personnel from India and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2011, April 3-10… (globalsecurity) [mappress] Source: globalsecurity,April 4, 2011;
Environmental groups and fishermen are sounding the alarm over planned US Navy live-fire exercises they claim threaten marine wildlife inclu… by Jacob Resneck (news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo, April 4, 2011;
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $1,496,200,000 fixed-price-incentive modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2222) for the procurement of the detail design and construction o
The HMNZS Canterbury leaves Devonport this morning for New Zealand’s first real joint exercise with the United States since the Anzus rift i… By Audrey Young (nzherald) [mappress] Source: April 3, 2011;
In a dramatic turn HMS Invincible, the decommissioned Royal Navy aircraft carrier which was being towed to Turkey to be scrapped, was late… (chronicle) [mappress] Source: chronicle, April 1, 2011;
Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Campbeltown recently came to the rescue of members of the public in difficulty at sea during two separate incidents on the same day. While operating off Plymouth, the ship was alerted by Brixham Coastguard and sped to the aid of a young family in a motorboat which had
The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, HMS Lancaster, is undergoing an extensive refit at Portsmouth Naval Base as part of a £17.9 million contract with BAE Systems, reflecting the Company’s continued growth in support services. The mid-life upkeep will significantly upgrade the capability of the 20 year
Three sailors injured when a fighter plane exploded into flames on the deck of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis were still being treated… (latimes) [mappress] Source: latimes, April 1, 2011;
Sailors knew it as “the top gator.” Marines called it “the big nasty.” After 32 years, the amphibious assault ship Nassau was decommissione… By Kate Wiltrout (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, April 1, 2011;
India will soon join a select group of nations that have an exclusive Seakeeping and Maneuvering Basin (SMB) facility for testing models of… By Anantha Krishnan M. (aviationweek) [mappress] Source: aviationweek, April 1, 2011;
Raytheon Full Service Partnering Corp., Keyport, Wash., is being awarded a $46,954,710 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q… [mappress] Source: defense, April 1, 2011;
