A fleet of autonomous systems to provide surveillance, detect and track potential threats, and enhance situational awareness in the maritime domain under new TASK FORCE X, NATO informed.
James Fisher’s Perth-based business, JFD Australia, will continue to supply its submarine rescue system to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for at least the next four years. The company has been awarded a GBP 35 million (USD 45.2 million) contract extension with the Australian government to deliver i
New Zealand has turned down a United Nations request to provide a warship for piracy patrols, probably off the coast of Africa… (stuff) [mappress] Source: stuff,March 17, 2011;
The Navy has intercepted an asylum seeker boat with 48 passengers on board north of Ashmore Islands, off the West Australian coast… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc,March 17, 2011;
Fourteen U.S. Navy ships and their aircraft and 17,000 sailors and Marines are now involved in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Japan, a Defense Department spokesman said here today. Marine Corps Col. Dave Lapan said the military effort has included 113 helicopter sorties a
The Northrop Grumman Foundation will provide up to $1 million to support earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan, continuing the Foundation’s tradition of support for those victimized by natural disasters around the world. The Foundation will contribute $500,000 through three agencies support
A new submarine has moved to Guam to continue promoting peace and security in the region… (guamdpn) [mappress] Source: guamdpn,March 4, 2011;
HOURS after HMAS Kanimbla drifted perilously close to rocks off Sydney’s North Head, with a fire on board and complete loss of power, the na… (brisbanetimes) [mappress] Source: brisbanetimes, February 23, 2011;
THE US Navy is back in town, with the arrival of the USS Shoup in Hobart this morning… (themercury) [mappress] Source: themercury, February 23, 2011;
The Royal Australian Navy Adelaide Class frigate, HMAS Melbourne, will return to Garden Island, Sydney, on Friday 18 February following a six-month deployment to the Middle East. HMAS Melbourne departed Fleet Base East for the Middle East on 16 August 2010, carrying 230 men and women, for a six-mont
Five hostages have been dramatically rescued from pirates by a Plymouth warship after being held captive for 92 days… (thisisdevon) [mappress] Source: thisisdevon, February 16, 2011;
A new “carrier killer” missile that has become a symbol of China’s rising military might will not force the U.S. Navy to change the way it… By Eric Talmadge (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, February 15, 2011; Image:forum.globaltimes
A Navy sailor on-board submarine HMAS Waller has been injured during war exercises off the West Australian coast last night… [mappress] Source: watoday , February 10, 2011;
PERHAPS it was Kevin Rudd’s most impossible dream – a submarine fleet to face down China. But while the idea of building 12 of our own big… [mappress] Source: theaustralian, February 9, 2011;
