Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc received a $56.5 million contract modification, under a previously awarded contract, for continuation of long lead time material procurement associated with construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). The company’s Newport News Sh
In accordance with combat training plan, Black Sea Fleet (BSF) ships undergo inspection over so-called Course Task 2 (execution of appropriate tasks at sea by a single ship). Within the framework of inspection, large ASW ship Kerch under the flag of ASW Ship Brigade Commander Capt 1 rank Oleg Krivor
At a ceremony held on board Austal’s next generation 102 metre trimaran this morning, Austal was awarded a contract for the design, construction and through-life support of eight new patrol boats for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. This contract is Austal’s second significant c
The Taliban insurgents who shot down a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan, leaving 30 American troops dead, have been hunted down and killed in an air strike, a U.S. commander said Aug. 10. Gen. John Allen, the new chief of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, told reporters at the Pentagon that “at approxim
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Tim Hardy to the role of Head of Naval Engineering. Tim will lead a team of more than 60 people comprising some of the indus
Juliet Marine Systems, Inc. announced today that the US Navy/USPTO have removed Secrecy Orders previously applied to GHOST. For the first time, Juliet Marine is able to release photographs of GHOST, the first super-cavitating craft, to the public. GHOST was designed and built by US Citizens for the
NATO warplanes bombed a Libyan warship docked in Tripoli harbour after observing that weapons were being take from it that were expected to… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, August 10, 2011;
Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 103 returned from Pacific Partnership 2011 Aug. 5 after a five-month deployment that took them to five Pacific countries. MCAT 103 facilitated, supported, and assessed civil-military operations while deployed aboard USS Cleveland (LPD 7) in Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua Ne
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) rescue tug Shakhter moored at homebase Sevastopol on Aug 4. The cruise of the BSF auxiliary ship lasted 3 months. The crew had excellently accomplished all assigned tasks and received traditional piglet roast. During the long-range cruise, the tug called at Spanish and American
Brazilian Navy’s training ship Brasil pays a visit to St. Petersburg in Aug 9-13. The ship moored at English Embankment at 10 am. Brasil is the most frequent guest among foreign ships calling at St. Petersburg; this is her 13th visit to the Russia’s “northern capital”. Basically, the ship serves as
On August the 5th and after 88 days, the Greek frigate HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS conducted her last day of operations as part of the EU NAVFOR Task Force. Throughout her deployment she was assigned to conduct several tasks, such as: patrolling the International Recommended Traffic Corridor, escorting World
France’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will next week return home for maintenance from its mission supporting NATO airstrikes on Libya… (brecorder) [mappress] Source: brecorder, August 9, 2011;
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) (Sammy B) departed Tanzania after an eight-day training hub in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, Aug. 8. The crew played a vital role in the hub’s success, which saw the graduation of 96 students from African partner nations in courses such as search an
Germany dispatches the second frigate – Köln – to the Gulf of Aden under EU anti-piracy operation Atalanta, reports German Navy’s official website. Köln will leave Wilhelmshaven late in Aug. German frigate Niedersachsen was stationed off Somalia in the port of Djibouti till Aug 4, when she relinquis
