Industry
USA: Chief of Naval Operations Visits Bath Iron Works
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says the chief of U.S. naval operations has accepted her invitation to visit Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works… (onlinesentinental) [mappress] Source: onlinesentinental, February 24, 2011;
Belgian Navy Chief Lauds Progress Made by Kuwait During Last 20 Years
The chief of the Belgian navy, Rear Admiral Jean-Paul Robyns, has lauded the progress made by Kuwait during the last 20 years after the libe… By Nawab Khan (kuna) [mappress] Source: kuna, February 21, 2011;
Vice-President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai Opens NAVDEX
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday opened in the… (khalejtimes) [mappress] Source: khalejtimes, February 21, 2011;
Lrad Corporation Recieves $800,000 in Lrad® Systems and Services Orders From U.S. Navy
SAN DIEGO, CA, February 17, 2011. LRAD Corporation (ATC) (NASDAQ: LRAD), the world leader in acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), announced today it has received over $800,000 in new LRAD systems and services orders from the U.S. Navy. The Company has supplied LRAD systems and services to the U.S. Navy
USA: Martinac Shipbuilding to Build Tugboats for Navy
A Tacoma shipyard this week began cutting steel for the first of two Navy tugboats that it will build over the next 18 months… (thenewstribune) [mappress] Source: thenewstribune, February 18, 2011;
Royal Australian Navy’s Biggest Warship Launched
THE Royal Australian Navy’s newest and biggest warship has been launched at a Spanish shipyard… By Mark Dodd (theaustralian) [mappress] Source:theaustralian , February 18, 2011 In 2007 the federal government selected the Spanish design ahead of a rival French bid for a smaller 24,000 tonne Mistral c
North Korea: 33-m Long Submaine Construction in Chongjin
A 33m-long submarine is being assembled at a munitions factory in Chongjin, North Hamkyung Province, a source has revealed… By Im Jeong Jin (dailynk) [mappress] Source: dailynk , February 18, 2011;
Australia: Austal Young Achiever Wins National Award
Austal employee, Byron Walpole, was presented with the prestigious Australian Industry and Defence Network (AIDN) 2011 National Young Achiever of the Year Award at a defence industry ceremony held in Canberra this week. Mr Walpole was the recipient of the Western Australian Young Achiever Award in l
India: Navy to Issue Global Tender for Procuring Six Next Generation Submarines
The Navy will issue a global tender for procuring six next generation submarines worth over Rs 50,000 crore by the end of this year… (business-standard) [mappress] Source:business-standard , February 16, 2011;
USA: Navy Awards $47 Million Contract to Sonalysts Inc.
The Navy has awarded Sonalysts Inc. a three-year, $47 million contract for human systems integration services… (theday) [mappress] Source: theday, February 15, 2011;
USA: Secretary of Defense Today Unveils Budget Request for Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates today unveiled the president’s fiscal year 2012 budget request for the Department of Defense. It includes… (marinelog) [mappress] Source: marinelog, February 15, 2011;
UK: Armed Forces to Lose Equipment Worth £12 Billion
The armed forces will lose equipment worth more than £12 billion as part of wide-ranging government cuts targeting the country’s public defi… (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, February 14, 2011;
Indian Navy Plans to Induct Four Landing Platform Docks
In order to add more teeth to its amphibious warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy is planning to induct four Landing Platform Docks (LPD) t… (oneindia) [mappress] Source: oneindia, February 14, 2011
UK: Oliver Colvile to Discuss Base-porting Arrangements for Naval Warships
A CITY MP is to make a case for the Royal Navy’s next generation of frigates to be based at Devonport… (thisisplymouth) [mappress] Source: thisisplymouth, February 11, 2011;