Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) formally relieved ex-USS Philadelphia’s (SSN 690) last remaining crewman June 29, officially decommissioning the Los Angeles-class submarine. Although a ceremonial decommissioning for Philadelphia occurred in August 2010, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Co
The Navy announced Thursday it will extend three underwater ranges that Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport uses for testing aut… (kitsapsun) [mappress] Source: kitsapsun, July 11, 2011;
BAE Systems and SeeByte Ltd of Edinburgh, Scotland have signed a Co-operation Agreement to pursue business opportunities associated with the UK’s Mine Counter Measure (MCM), Hydrography and Patrol Capability (MHPC) Programme. BAE Systems Mission Systems and SeeByte have identified a shared vision fo
THE waters will be swirling around Britain’s newest destroyer again in a matter of weeks as work proceeds apace on HMS Duncan. The sixth and final Type 45 destroyer has been in dry dock for the past nine months following her launch on the Clyde as she goes through the lengthy process of completion.
Taiwan has test-fired for the first time a locally developed submarine-launched missile designed to counter the threat of China’s fast-expan… (thestandard) [mappress] Source: thestandard, July 8, 2011;
KONGSBERG has signed a contract for extensions to the Command & Weapons Control Systems already under contract for delivery to the two new U212A 2nd Batch submarines under construction in Italy for the Italian Navy. The contract was made between the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and KONGSBERG. The
HMS Dauntless’ sea boat rides the fairly choppy surf somewhere off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States as a two-week international exercise comes to a close. The Navy’s most advanced destroyer was Britain’s input to FRUKUS (pronounced froo-kus apparently, not fruck-us), an annual get-together
Royal Navy warship HMS Tyne will go alongside Northumbrian Quay in North Shields this Friday for the start of a four-day whistlestop visit to her affiliate region. She is visiting in support of the seventh annual Mouth of the Tyne Festival and is very much looking forward to representing the Royal N
San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) arrived in Brunei, July 5, to take part in the Brunei International Defense Exhibition (BRIDEX), being conducted July 4-9 in Muara, Brunei. BRIDEX brings together the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of defense & security equipm
Taiwan’s navy has successfully tested a new radar-absorbent coating, the country’s first “stealth” technology material, local media are repo… (paintsquare) [mappress] Source: paintsquare, July 7, 2011;
The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) will visit Sydney, July 4, for a port visit before participating in Talisman Sabre 2011, a joint-exercise with the Royal Australian Navy. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial
STG, Inc. (STG) has been awarded a contract to support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center–Atlantic (SSC-A). STG will perform work related to the Navy Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems located at worldwide shore and ship
A team from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System program office (PMA-268) accomplished the first carrier touchdown of an F/A-18D surrogate aircraft, emulating an unmanned vehicle, using systems developed as part of the Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program on July 2. The t
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tested several missiles at sea on Wednesday, including the supersonic anti-warship Khalij Fars missile, the Iran… (ynetnews) [mappress] Source: ynetnews, July 6, 2011;
