The Conservative government is slamming the door shut on a British proposal that the two countries work together in building new warships… By Ian Fairclough (thechronicleherald) [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, March 8, 2011;
The UK’s largest crane, which will be used to help assemble the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, passed under the Forth bridges last week on its way to Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in Fife. The crane, which has been christened ‘Goliath’, arrived after a sea voyage from Shanghai
A Japanese-owned merchant vessel and its 24 crew members were released by four suspected pirates with the help of a Norfolk-based guided-mis… (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads,March 7, 2011;
CROWDS of well-wishers flocked to Liverpool’s cruise liner terminal to get a last glimpse inside Cammell Laird warship HMS Campbeltown… (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost,March 7, 2011;
The Philippine navy has said it had bought a large Hamilton-class patrol craft from the United States to help it guard its waters, amid tens… (news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo,March 7, 2011;
After being robbed by Libyan soldiers and huddling in a transit camp on the Tunisian border for several days, some 400 laborers fleeing Liby… Read More [mappress] Source: signonsandiego,March 6, 2011;
At Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, on February 2, the second Multi-Mission Frigate under construction for the Royal Moroccan Navy, was rolled out of the assembly hall. The 98 metre long ship has been constructed entirely on land at the DSNS yard at Vlissingen-East and is now ready, o
U.S. electronics giant Raytheon has won a $50 million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with multi-spectral targeting systems… (spacewar) [mappress] Source: spacewar,March 4, 2011;
Naval warships INS Jalashwa and INS Mysore which have been dispatched to evacuate the Indian nationals stranded in strife-torn Libya would s… (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeenews,March 4, 2011;
Russia has started the mooring trials of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (erstwhile Russian Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier), at its… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand,March 4, 2011;
A new submarine has moved to Guam to continue promoting peace and security in the region… (guamdpn) [mappress] Source: guamdpn,March 4, 2011;
Kongsberg has completed the world’s longest multi-sensor AUV pipeline survey using one of its cutting-edge HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). The pipeline inspection took place February 9th – 11th 2011, in the Hjelte fjord near Bergen, Norway and the HUGIN 1000 was operated from the Ro
2011 looks to become a busy year for the Zvezdochka shipyard outside Arkhangelsk as the Russian Navy has ordered maintenance of nearly 300 v… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver,March 4, 2011;
The Atlas Elektronik Group, a worldwide acting company for maritime defense electronics, has founded a subsidiary in North America. Atlas North America (Atlas NA) has been set up to establish a strong and reliable partnership with the US Navy and US authorities. As potential main contractor Atlas NA
