The U.S. Navy will name an American warship after deceased U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), despite protests from the public, which complained… By R. Cort Kirkwood (thenewamerican) [mappress] Source: thenewamerican,March 3, 2011
On Tuesday, China formally started the manufacturing of two state-of-the-art fast attack missile crafts for the Pakistan Navy. This aircraft are an addition to a couple of naval frigates which are being built for the strategic partner. The ceremony of the Fast Attack Craft FAC(M) of Pakistan Navy wa
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;
Tweed Roosevelt, the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, was one of the speakers Monday at the official ceremony commemorating t… (wavy) [mappress] Source: Wavy, March 1, 2011;
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that Jersey Coastguard will be the first place in the world to use version 4 of its internationally recognised Search and Rescue Information System (SARIS)
British Royal Navy has formally decommissioned its Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester from service last week… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand, February 28, 2011;
Northrop Grumman Corporation cut one of the first pieces of steel for the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford class, CVN 79, during a ceremony at the company’s Shipbuilding sector in Newport News. Rear Adm. Michael McMahon, program executive office for Aircraft Carriers, said CVN 79 will soon have a n
The lack of a final budget for the military could undermine the Navy’s shipbuilding plans, the chief of naval operations said Wednesday… (onlinesentinental) [mappress] Source: onlinesentinental, February 24, 2011;
Russia will spend $600 billion in a massive new military procurement drive through 2020, equipping its forces with eight nuclear submarines… (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, February 24, 2011;
BMT Fleet Technology, of Ottawa, Ontario is pleased to announce the start of its work on a design for the Canadian Forces’ (CF) new Joint Support Ship (JSS). This new task, awarded under a long running contract supporting the JSS Project Management Office (PMO), represents a major step towards new c
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;
It is almost totally silent, radiates virtually no heat and is constructed entirely from non-magnetic metals… (cnn) [mappress] Source: cnn, February 22, 2011
“Vitse-admiral Kulakov” returned to its homebase in Severomorsk in December last year, after 20 years of repairs, GTRK Murman reports. The v… By Trude Pettersen (Barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: Barentsobserver, February 20, 2011;
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort George sails from Plymouth on the Tuesday (22 February) for her final voyage before her planned retirement from service after distinguished worldwide service. Fort George entered HM Naval Base for the final time earlier this month and has since off-loaded the rem
