Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $7,420,953 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-5115) to exercise an option for installation and test of the Aegis Combat System on new construction DDG 51-class ships. Tasks to be accomplished incl
Guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., following its participation in Joint Warrior 11-2 in Scotland and multiple training and preservation evolutions in Mayport, Fla. While in Mayport, the crew of Burke worked on topside preservation and numerous
Guided-missile cruiser USS Carr (FFG 52) pulled into Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Nov. 7. Carr made the port call at the naval station to receive fuel, water, supplies and maintenance. “The Carr received 100,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 17,000 gallons of aviation fuel, and 9,000 gallons o
Solemn launching ceremony of Pacific Fleet (PF) hydrographic ship Valery Faleyev will be held on Nov 12 in the Maly Uliss Bay, Vladivostok. The new ship is designed for oceanographic researches for Pacific Fleet, reports Russian defense ministry’s press service. The ship’s launching will coincide wi
George Washington Carrier Strike Group, centered around the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, arrived in Hong Kong for a routine port visit, Nov. 9. While in port, the ship will host a reception for more than 600 local dignitaries and numerous pub
This is a sight to warm the cockles of any Naval aviator’s heart: the first landing of the Fleet Air Arm’s next-generation helicopter on a ship at sea. Noon precisely in Lyme Bay on Monday, November 7, 2011 and a Wildcat touches down on the vast flight deck of RFA Argus. The helicopter is the [&hell
Medical personnel, BSF servicemen, representatives of veteran and public organizations convened in Sevastopol at moorage wall of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Pirogov Hospital to pay honors to people dead on ship Armenia. Transport ship Armenia left Sevastopol for Tuapse on Nov 6, 1941 with injured personne
HMS Daring will sail from Portsmouth in the New Year, after more than four years of trials, tests and training which have just concluded with eight demanding weeks off Plymouth. The first of six cutting-edge Type 45 destroyers, HMS Daring will sail on her maiden deployment in 2012, after she and her
Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) welcomed Republic of Korea Sailors from the submarine ROKS Park Wi (SS 065), Nov. 7. The ROKS Sailors were given a tour showcasing the Frank Cable’s multifaceted capabilities that included many of the repair shops as well as other departments throughout the s
On November 8, 2011, Austal held a keel-laying ceremony for its second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), “Choctaw County” (JHSV 2), one of seven Austal-designed 103-metre US Navy Joint High Speed Vessels under contract with the US Department of Defense. Captain Henry W. Stevens, III (USN), Strategic a
Pacific Fleet (PF) flagship Guard missile cruiser Varyag and tanker Irkut arrive at the port of Vancouver on Nov 7. According to Senior Protocol Officer James Webb, Royal Canadian Navy’s Maritime Forces Pacific, destroyer HMCS Algonquin will meet the Russian ships 50 miles westward Vancouver port a
High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift arrived in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to begin HSV – Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12), Nov. 6. Swift is scheduled to be in the Dominican Republic for three weeks to engage with partner nation peers in a series of information exchanges. All branche
Russian guided missile cruiser Varyag and tanker Irkut will call at Vancouver on Monday, in what will be their first visit… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr, November 07, 2011;
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $75,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for studies associated with the F135 propulsion system. Services to be provided include engineering, programmatic, and logistics tasks r
