Pacific Fleet (PF) anti-piracy task unit headed by Capt 2 rank Ivan Kovalev returned to homebase Vladivostok on May 21… [mappress] Source: rusnavy, May 24, 2011;
Last week, the new patrol ship “Holland” was transferred to the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) in the port of Scheveningen. Four signatures were placed by the director of Damen Schelde Naval Shipyard (DSNS) to transfer ‘the ship of the future’. Daily management of the vessel is taken care of by
Ultra announced in 2010 that its Communication & Integrated Systems business, based in Greenford, UK, had been awarded a contract relating to the End Cryptographic Unit Replacement Programme (ECU RP), the first phase of the UK MoD’s cryptographic modernisation programme. Ultra now announces that it
The navy will deploy armed guards aboard Thai cargo vessels travelling in the Gulf of Aden under its renewed anti-piracy mission set to star… (bangkokpost) [mappress] Source: bangkokpost, May 18, 2011;
Guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departed from its homeport of Norfolk, Va. for its deployment as part of George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG), May 11. The strike group and its nearly 6,000 Sailors, led by the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), i
Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc., a leading developer of sonar technology for commercial and military applications, announced today that its subsidiary, Marport C-Tech Ltd., has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to manufacture helicopter dipping sonar modules for international defence c
EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) in conjunction with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have collaborated to develop an integrated maritime monitoring service (MARSURV) to allow EUNAVFOR to track merchant vessels in the High Risk Area off the coast of Somalia. EMSA is the technical cooperation plat
An attack by Somali pirates on a Chinese cargo ship with 24 crew members on board in the Arabian Sea was successfully thwarted by Indian nav… (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald, May 6, 2011; n attack by Somali pirates on a Chinese cargo ship with 24 crew members on board in the Arabian
Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) announced today it had been certified under the ISO 9001:2008 standard by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) — one of the world’s leading accreditation authorities and recognized for their high standards of technical competence. The certification attests t
The warships of the navies of China and Pakistan on escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the Somali coast held their first… (pakistantimes) [mappress] Source: pakistantimes, May 2, 2011;
Pirates seized an Italian-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa on Thursday morning, the European Union’s anti-piracy taskforce said… (cnn) [mappress] Source: cnn , April 21, 2011;
Two Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, “Kirisame” and “Yuudachi”, with Commander 7th Escort Division Captain Hiroshi Ito on board , arrived at the Port of Colombo today (19th April 2011) on a two-day goodwill visit. The ships were ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy on their ar
South Korea’s state-run ocean research center built an observation system that provides a customized map of ocean currents in waters off Som… (yonhapnews) [mappress] Source: yonhapnews,April 6, 2011;
On March, 31st SKRUNDA, the Delivery of the first SWATH-type Patrol Boat worldwide, was celebrated by Abeking & Rasmussen. High ranking Latvian and German officials, led by the Latvian Defence Minister, Dr. Artis Pabriks and the German Parliamentary State Secretary of Defence, Christian Schmidt, par
