The 2014 National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) 42nd Annual Professional Development and Training Conference will be held at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 9-11. The conference provides an opportunity to engage with the world’s largest gathering of African American Sailors, Marines
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $14,7 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract for USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) fiscal 2014 phased maintenance availability. A phased maintenance availability includes the planning and execu
The ship’s company of NUSHIP Canberra recently had the opportunity to hear about amphibious operations from some international officers with first hand experience. On May 26, Colonel John Mayer of the United States Marine Corps and Colonel Jim Hutton of the Royal Marines delivered a presentation t
Defense Secretary Orders Vessel to Arabian Gulf Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today ordered the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde into the Arabian Gulf, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said. F-100 Frigates Engage in Exercises off Galician Coast The F-100 frigates ‘Álva
Earl Industries, LLC, doing business as General Dynamics NASSCO Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida, is being awarded a $19,8 million firm-fixed-price contract for docking phased maintenance availability to include drydocking, hull plating replacement, propulsion engine removal and habitability work onbo
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $20,5 million modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract for guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) fiscal 2014 dry-docking selected restricted availability. A dry-docking selecte
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded $11,7 mln for cost-plus-award-fee modification 0001 to the previously awarded order to provide engineering and management efforts in support of the post-shakedown availability (PSA) for USS Coronado (LCS 4). This order is for planning
The New Squadron 725 (NUSQN 725) team at Naval Air Station Jacksonville recently grew by two, with the graduation of the first Royal Australian Navy Aircrewmen to complete the MH-60R Seahawk Romeo Basic Sensor Operators Course and achieve the qualification of ‘Senso’. Graduates of the previous Sea
Commander Australian Fleet Air Arm, Commodore Vince Di Pietro, recently visited New Squadron 725 (NUSQN 725) in Jacksonville, Florida. The Commander Fleet Air Arm spent a very busy three days at Jacksonville visiting the Squadron and all the other people and moving parts that make up the Royal Aus
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received funding to produce pre-production units of the APR-39D(V)2 radar warning receiver (RWR)/electronic warfare management system (EWMS). Under terms of the joint services contract with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman will produce 18 APR-39D(V)2 u
Mikros Systems Corporation, an advanced technology company specializing in the research and development of electronic systems for the Department of Defense, announced the recent award of several new defense contracts. Mikros develops and manufactures specialized test and maintenance equipment for
Ultra announces that its Ocean Systems business (UEOS), located in Massachusetts, USA has been awarded a three-year contract totalling over US$19m from the US Navy. The contract is for the production of the Naval Acoustic Electromechanical Beacon (“NAE Beacon”) expendable countermeasure and includ
NATO Defence Ministers on Tuesday (3 June) decided to extend NATO’s counter-piracy operation Ocean Shield until the end of 2016. Since August 2009, NATO ships have patrolled the waters off the Horn of Africa as part of Operation Ocean Shield. Their mission is to contribute to international efforts
Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $13,2 million firm-fixed price contract, for docking phased maintenance availability to include drydocking, hull plating replacement, propulsion engine removal and habitability onboard USS Zephyr (PC 8). This contract includes options
