Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., Anacortes, Wash., is being awarded a $74,141,319 fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2201) for the detail design and construction of the ocean class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research ship. The effort will also include technical m
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $429 million contract modification to General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide planning yard work, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics . Under the terms of this award, Electric Boat will
China plans to build polar research icebreaker by itself, said a spokesman for national oceanologic department. Construction project of a new icebreaker has been officially adopted by National Development and Reform Commission, said the official. A tender for the name of icebreaker will be announced
Indian and Russian companies work on hypersonic version of BrahMos stealth cruise missile which is supposed to be 7 times faster than sound, said director of BrahMos Aerospace Sivathanu Pillai on Oct 9. “We’re about to design new thrust motor, new materials resistant to high temperatures and vibrati
Marine Rescue Iluka Yamba NSW conducted the commissioning ceremony for their new Steber 38 rescue vessel on the 9 September. The vessel IY30 was proudly commissioned in the presence of volunteers and general public. Chris Elford of Steber International was present during the ceremony. Kay Cottee AO
The Marine Corps will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX®to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment for the U.S. Navy’s Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. A formal report, released last week by Comman
Plymouth University Marine and Engineering researcher, Daniel Roper, has devised a new method to make robotic fish more efficient when performing tasks in the water. His research involved looking at the tail movements of fish and applying the same concept to robots. In doing this he discovered an al
Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, announced that it has been awarded a contract to support the Navy’s Amphibious Warfare Program Office in their efforts to satisfy both current and future Navy/Marine Corps needs for Amphibious Warfare. Alion’s efforts incl
National Maritime Foundation (NMF) has awarded the Excellence Award to the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR). The award consisting of a plaque and citation was accepted by Dr PJ Cherian, Director of KCHR from Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon today announced that the Government has formally agreed to the removal of gender restrictions from Australian Defence Force (ADF) combat roles. Women will now be able to work in any position in the ADF,
Saab subsidiary, Saab Sensis Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for Seaport-Enhanced (SeaPort-e), the U.S. Navy’s web-based contracting source for fleet-wide support services. As a SeaPort-e Prime contractor, Saab Sensis will be able to compete for contracts that will be solicite
Mikros Systems Corporation announced today a new order from the U.S. Navy for additional research, development, and support of Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable Testset (ADEPT). Under the terms of the order, Mikros will provide engineering assistance to extend ADEPT capabilities and technical
JSC Severnaya Verf shipyard received tens of billions rubles as government guarantee for state defense order execution. Corresponding governmental decree No. 1575 was signed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Sept 8, 2011. According to the document, the guarantee is extended up to the end o
Imtech N.V. (IM-AE, technical services provider in Europe and on the global marine market) announces the acquisition of the Canadian marine company Groupe Techsol Marine. This strategic acquisition means that Imtech has now a high-tech marine production site available in Canada. The acquisition also
