At Euronaval 2014, DCNS is unveiling major innovations in three key areas – improved submerged endurance, enhanced surface intelligence gathering, and deployment of unmanned underwater vehicles – to improve the performance and safety of conventional-propulsion submarines. All these new developments
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) departed the Black Sea after a series of engagements promoting peace and stability in the region, Oct. 30. The purpose behind Cole’s presence in the Black Sea was to work with the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whi
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Organized a Small Business and Industry Brief at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus, Oct. 21. More than 220 business executives attended the event and were provided with in-depth answers on all their business-related question, in
HMS Grimsby prowled the most hallowed waters in Royal Navy history as she took part in the largest naval exercise NATO has run this decade. The Faslane-based minehunter searched the waters off Cape Trafalgar in Spain where a deadly harvest of drill mines had been laid as part of Noble Justification.
The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Apra Harbor, Guam, for a goodwill port visit Oct. 28. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) and Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey
Navantia has signed, on 23rd October, a contract with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) for the RRDS (Risk Reduction Design Study) regarding the SEA 5000 program for the new frigates. The contract has been signed at the DMO offices in Canberra, by Francisco Barón, director of Navantia Australi
Navantia and the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) have agreed the extension of the “Follow on Technical Support” for the maintaining and life support works on the F-310 class frigates built by Navantia, until December 2015. This decision has been announced during the celebration of th
HMA Ships Sirius and Arunta, and HMNZS Te Kaha rendezvoused in Bass Strait during their passage to Albany, Western Australia, for the centenary of Anzac commemorations commencing 31 October. The ships will be providing support for the events which will commemorate the departure of the Australian Imp
Hundreds of retired and active duty submarine force leaders, along with their counterparts in the industrial community, descended on Falls Church, Virginia, Oct. 22-23 for the 2014 annual Naval Submarine League (NSL) symposium. The theme for the NSL’s 32nd symposium was “Expanding Undersea Dominance
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived in Cambodia to begin the fifth annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia exercise Oct. 25. CARAT Cambodia’s opening ceremony was held at the Royal Cambodian Ream Navy Base Oct. 27. This year’s CARAT
The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) transited through the Suez Canal marking the end of more than seven months of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), Oct. 27. Commanded by Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller, GHWB CSG comprises aircraft carrier Ge
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $19 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for fiscal 2015 Standard Missile (SM) depot and intermediate level maintenance; all-up-round recertifications and special maintenance tasks; and foreign militar
The fifth convening of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia exercise began at Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Oct. 27. Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, delivered opening ceremony remarks before U.S. Navy Sailors and members of the Royal Cambod
The Russian Naval Ship “Moskva” arrived at the port of Colombo on 23rd October 2014 on a replenishment and goodwill visit. The ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on her arrival. To coincide with the ship’s visit, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentia
