The European Union Naval Force patrolling the waters off Somalia says the cargo vessel MV Sinin has been hijacked by Somali pirates… (defenceweb) [mappress] Source:defenceweb , February 15, 2011;
The Navy has awarded Sonalysts Inc. a three-year, $47 million contract for human systems integration services… (theday) [mappress] Source: theday, February 15, 2011;
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates today unveiled the president’s fiscal year 2012 budget request for the Department of Defense. It includes… (marinelog) [mappress] Source: marinelog, February 15, 2011;
One of the Navy’s newest – and arguably oddest looking – ships, the USS Independence, has been undergoing scheduled maintenance in Jacksonvi… “It will be good for business,” he said. By Jeff Brumley (jacksonville) [mappress] Source: jacksonville, February 15, 2011;
A new “carrier killer” missile that has become a symbol of China’s rising military might will not force the U.S. Navy to change the way it… By Eric Talmadge (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, February 15, 2011; Image:forum.globaltimes
The Service Life Extension Programme or SLEP for Royal Malaysian Navy ships is expected to reduce defence spending sharply… (themalasyaninsider) [mappress] Source:themalasyaninsider , February 14, 2011;
Geoff S. Fein, Office of Naval Research To rapidly develop a new way to deliver information to the fleet, the Office of Naval Research (O… (defencetalk) [mappress] Source: defencetalk, February 14, 2011
The armed forces will lose equipment worth more than £12 billion as part of wide-ranging government cuts targeting the country’s public defi… (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, February 14, 2011;
South Africa has deployed a frigate to the Mozambique Channel off east Africa to help fight the southward creep of piracy, the public broadc… (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, February 14, 2011;
In order to add more teeth to its amphibious warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy is planning to induct four Landing Platform Docks (LPD) t… (oneindia) [mappress] Source: oneindia, February 14, 2011
The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) presented three Silver Star Medals to Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Sailors during a visit to NSW commands, Feb. 11. Ray Mabus presented the awards to recognize the actions of Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Jared Tuxill, Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposa
Indian naval ship ‘INS Cankarso’, which doubled up with Indian Coast Guard to capture Somali pirates near Lakshadweep Island, returned to it… (sify) [mappress] Source: sify, February 11, 2011;
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) announced today that its subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) has been awarded a contr… (babcock) [mappress] Source:babcock , February 11, 2011
ConXtech® Space Frame Systems has completed structural steel erection on a 152,000 gsf lodge for the US Navy at the Naval Base on North Isla… (prweb) [mappress] Source: prweb, February 11, 2011;
