Six new Brunswick “Justice” Patrol Boats have been assigned to State and local law enforcement agencies across New York, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) announced yesterday. The watercraft will be used to assist with marine law e
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $43,9 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the design, development, and engineering analysis of the AIM-9X Block II Missile System for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and the governments of Turkey,
Indian Navy’s INS Shivalik, a guided missile stealth frigate, under the Command of Captain Puruvir Das NM, has arrived at Hai Phong, Vietnam, on a three day goodwill visit. The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing interoperability between navies of the two nations. During
Nine Seattle area educators, along with leadership from Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Seattle and USS Momsen (DDG 92), visited Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) for a tour during the 65th Annual Seafair celebration on July 31. The area high school and university educators were bri
HMS Ocean has returned to Plymouth yesterday as the Nation’s Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) following a month at sea holding intensive sea acceptance trials and training. From her brand new state-of-the-art radar to re-tuned engines, she now delivers a step change in performance following a £65
The completion of the last raft-mounted gearbox for the Indian anti-submarine corvettes marks the successful culmination of the transfer of technology process. At the end of May 2014, the teams of DCNS and its Indian industrial partner Walchandnagar Industries Limited (WIL) wrote the final page of
Exelis has successfully delivered to the U.S. Navy the first nine full rate production, next-generation electronic self-protection systems for F/A-18 fighter aircraft. The ALQ-214(V)4/5 is the latest variant of the onboard jammer subsystem in the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (ID
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $7,4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for Standard Missile-6 lifetime buy of obsolete material components. This contract modification will incorporate requirements for lifetime buys of SM-6 obsolete components and w
The UK Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and in partnership with a number of associations and industry bodies, is making funding available through four initiatives each addressing different areas of maritime autonomy. Autonomy in Maritime Unmanned Vehicles
Italian Navy’s launcher destroyer Andrea Doria has set sail from the Mediterranean to the Suez Canal for the second time after 2011 heading south. From next August 6, the unit will act as Flag Ship for Task Force 465 under the command of Rear Admiral Guido Rando, Force Commander of the EU Antipira
The crew of the Royal UK Navy warship HMS Portland returned home to Plymouth on Friday, August 1, after a successful seven-month deployment to West Africa, the Falkland Islands and the Caribbean. HMS Portland has undertaken maritime security operations including counter narcotics and anti piracy p
MTU will be presenting its propulsion and systems portfolio for yachts, merchant vessels and navy ships at the international maritime trade fair SMM from September 9-12, 2014. MTU, the core company of the Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, will be showing innovative concepts at Stand 305 in Hall A3 in
Royal UK Navy divers from Portsmouth based Fleet Diving Unit 2 have been working alongside international partner nations performing mine countermeasures (MCM) during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Together with divers from the US, Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, Chilean,
The Italian Navy is currently leading an international Training Campaign in the Atlantic Ocean for the Cadets of the Naval Academy. The Spanish corvette Infanta Elena, and the Italian destroyer Luigi Durand de La Penne, commanded by Captain Ostilio de Majo, conducted kinematic maneuvers, flight an
