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
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus made his first visit to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command, Sept. 13. Mabus met with NSWC Crane Commanding Officer Capt. Charles S. LaSota and Technical Director Duane Embree as well as civilian and military personnel to
Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune (NHCL) kicked off the 2011-2012 Seasonal Influenza (flu) Vaccination Campaign, Sept. 12, with the goal of achieving 100 percent Navy and Marine Corps force readiness aboard the largest Marine Corps installation on the East Coast, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Accor
Acceptance certificate of 3rd rank autonomous deep-sea submersible AS-39 Consul was signed on Sept 9 in the conference hall of Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard. Participants of the acceptance ceremony were developers from Malakhit design bureau, members of the state acceptance board headed by Vice Admi
The Missile Defense Agency is awarding Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., an unpriced change not-to-exceed $12,600,000 under contract HQ0276-10-C-0001. A cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-award-fee with technical schedule performance incentives modification is contemplate
The Department of the Navy began counting down the final days to a Sept. 27 launch of its new joint tactical satellite, which will bring on-the-go communications to the battlefield. The Tactical Microsatellite (TacSat)-4, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and developed by the Naval Resear
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma arrived at Kochi on 04 Sep 11 on an official visit to Southern Naval Command. The Admiral was received at INS Garuda, the Naval Air Station by Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command. The Admiral’s itinerary at Koc
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus delivered thekeynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 in Las Vegas Aug. 30. The summit brought together leaders of industry, government, and those specializing in research and development to chart the course for the future of energy in America.
FLIR Systems, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division valued at up to $52.1 million for its Star SAFIRE® HD family of digital, high-definition, full-spectrum imaging systems. Under the terms of the three year, firm fixed price cont
It might be the height of summer in the UK but half a world away its the depths of the austral winter – as HMS Edinburgh found on a visit to the wildlife paradise of South Georgia. The Portsmouth-based destroyer is on a six-month stint in the southern ocean to provide reassurance to the […]
American research center Heritage Foundation published an article saying that China is interested in procurement of Russian cruise missiles Club to equip Type 93 nuclear-powered submarines, as well as Type 041 and Kilo-class submarines (two latter are supplied by Russia). It is also said in the arti
