A navy boat carrying asylum seekers has docked at Broome in Western Australia’s North West… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, March 22, 2011;
On Wednesday 9 March 2011 HMAS Toowomba (Commander Andrew Quinn) successfully completed Work Up Progress Evaluation or WUPE (Pronounced WUPPIE). It sounds innocuous enough but it is actually a very detailed assessment of the ship’s capabilities. The assessment is part of the preparedness training an
ACI Technologies, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., is being awarded $29,270,383 increased funding to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee task order #0003 under existing contract (N00014-06-D-0090) to develop an open architecture radar that meets the Navy’s current Littoral Combat Ship requirement for a l
Henderson-based Strategic Marine has won a contract to provide three high-speed patrol vessels worth nearly $5 million for the Australian Fe… (wabusinessnews) [mappress] Source: wabusinessnews,March 17, 2011;
The Navy has intercepted an asylum seeker boat with 48 passengers on board north of Ashmore Islands, off the West Australian coast… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc,March 17, 2011;
The Northrop Grumman Foundation will provide up to $1 million to support earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan, continuing the Foundation’s tradition of support for those victimized by natural disasters around the world. The Foundation will contribute $500,000 through three agencies support
Empire Energy Corporation International (Empire) announced on Monday, March 14, 2011 that in response to the United States Navy’s (USN) recurring issues arising from the instability and cost volatility of its global oil supply, Empire will be submitting to the Navy, an unsolicited proposal. This pro
Yesterday CBO senior analyst Eric Labs testified before the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Seapower and Projections Forces to discuss the challenges that the Navy is facing in its plans for building its future fleet. The testimony focused on the costs and force structure implicatio
A CALL for the Chief of Navy to be sacked over the sad state of Australia’s amphibious ships shows how the Government has failed to protect him from ‘‘ignorant scapegoating’’, the Australian Defence Association says. Association executive director Neil James said the sacking call was misplaced. He h
Deep beneath the ocean, in waters west of Rottnest Island, lies a treasure trove of scuttled ships, military vehicles and abandoned aircraft. For nearly 50 years the deepwater graveyard has remained mostly forgotten but new technology is helping to reveal its booty. The first clues to the graveyard
THE two largest ships to be commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy will be partly constructed in Williamstown, the Defence Department has… (vhereilive) [mappress] Source: vhereilive, March 1, 2011;
HOURS after HMAS Kanimbla drifted perilously close to rocks off Sydney’s North Head, with a fire on board and complete loss of power, the na… (brisbanetimes) [mappress] Source: brisbanetimes, February 23, 2011;
THE US Navy is back in town, with the arrival of the USS Shoup in Hobart this morning… (themercury) [mappress] Source: themercury, February 23, 2011;
An Australian report released on Tuesday found that a “predatory” sex culture existed among Australian sailors on the naval supply ship HMAS… (emirates247) [mappress] Source: emirates247, February 22, 2011;
