Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11), a multi-national maritime exercise between U.S., North African and European naval forces, conducted the first day of at sea boarding exercises, June 7. Five ships got underway from Souda Bay, Greece, on June 6, joining one already at sea, bringing together six of the ei
Raytheon Company submitted its proposal for the U.S. Army and Navy’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition and responded as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with The Boeing Company for the JAGM program. Raytheon and Boeing have proven capabilities that were showcased in the JAGM technology d
Sailors of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 will arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit on June 7. Vinson is currently transiting to her homeport in San Diego following a six-month deployment to the Western
Apache Attack Helicopters, flying from HMS Ocean, conducted their first operational sorties over Libya last night as part of NATO’s Operation Unified Protector to protect civilians under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. The mission was carefully coordinated with other allied air miss
The Russian-French delivery contract for 4 Mistral class assault landing ships will be signed till June 21, 2011 although in concise form, writes Vedomosti referring to a source in defense industry. The document will refer to further supplementary protocols wherever the issues are disputable. They w
General Nucleonic, Pomona, Calif., is being awarded a $22,159,590 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for repair of components for the main rotor blade system for the H53 helicopter. Work will be performed in Pomona, Calif., and is expected to be completed by June 2016. Contract funds will not ex
Sailors aboard guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) conducted flight operations with a Chilean navy helicopter during the Southern Seas 2011 transit of the Strait of Magellan, May 28. The flight operation was completed successfully as the Chilean pilots flying the Dauphin AS-365N2 landed safely
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today: “The first interim maritime helicopter, the CH-148 Cyclone, arrived at 12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia, on May 13, 2011 to support training of Canadian Forces (CF) aircrew and technicians for the Maritim
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, announced today that it has begun construction on the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, John P. Murtha (LPD 26). The company was recently awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build the USS San Antonio-class ship at the Pascag
Once Russia purchases Mistral class landing ships, they will be repaired by Russian specialists, said deputy defense minister Gen Dmitry Bulgakov on May 21. “In Russian Armed Forces all imported equipment is maintained by specially trained Russian specialists”, said the officer on the air of Ekho Mo
The F-35C Joint Strike Fighter made its first public appearance at an air show May 21. Piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus, the F-35C made a single pass down the show line at the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The flight commemorated 100 years of naval aviation by highlig
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7), the flagship for Pacific Partnership 2011, anchored off the coast of Lae May 19, to begin the third phase of the mission with representatives from Australia, Canada, Spain, France and the United States. Cleveland houses the command staff, represe
Last week, the new patrol ship “Holland” was transferred to the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) in the port of Scheveningen. Four signatures were placed by the director of Damen Schelde Naval Shipyard (DSNS) to transfer ‘the ship of the future’. Daily management of the vessel is taken care of by
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the U.S. Government has agreed to sell 15 Sikorsky UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters to the Swedish… (money.msn) [mappress] Source: money.msn, May 19, 2011;
