With congressional gridlock making it more likely that the Pentagon will receive the same amount of funding this year as last year, the Navy’s top officer is throttling up the pressure to change course. Congress has yet to pass a spending bill for fiscal year 2011, instead carrying over funding from
US defense contractor Northrop Grumman expects India to seal a deal to spend $11 billion on new fighter jets by the end of this year, as it… [mappress] Source: indianexpress, February 7, 2011;
A fishing boat carrying 31 North Koreans has been seized by the South Korean navy after it drifted across a disputed sea border near the sce… [mappress] Source: telegraph , February 7, 2011;
Britain’s Royal Navy has rejected a request by a cruising couple to give a convoy of around 30 yachts escort through the Gulf of Aden. Dutch cruising sailors Rene and Edith Tiemessen, who previously sailed with kidnapped sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, have organised a rally/convoy from Thailand t
US nuclear aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, will arrive in the popular resort town of Marmaris in western Turkey on February 8. The carrier will anchor off Marmaris for four days. USS Enterprise is the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. At 342.3 m, she is the longest naval vessel in th
JINXED submarine HMS Astute has suffered another mishap – after its toilets broke down… [mappress] Source: dailyrecord, February 7, 2011;
The government’s decision to spend RM6 billion for six navy patrol boats continues to draw fire from DAP representatives. “I smell a fat commission,” said Zairil Khir Johari, one of the party’s latest star recruits. He made his comment on Twitter almost as soon as Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi made
In a well coordinated and jointly conducted operation, the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard intercepted Prantalay-11, a pirate mother vessel… [mappress] Source:Thaindian News , February 7, 2011;
South Korean police said on Monday they have enough evidence to charge five captured Somalis with attempted murder and ship hijacking, in the country’s first legal attempt to punish foreign pirates. The maritime police said one of the pirates shot captain Seok Hae-Kyun repeatedly when South Korean N...
