Peaceful waters of the Northern Territory’s Dundee Beach came alive recently as the venue played host to a spectacular beach landing and extraction. Navy, Army and Air Force Assets joined forces for the exercise, which marked the conclusion of the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period 2-2011. Two wa
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that two more keel blocks had been delivered to Adelaide to construct Australia’s first Air Warfare Destroyer. This follows the delivery of the first keel block last month. The blocks were constructed at the Williamstown shipyard in Melbourne
Boeing will soon conduct the first flight of a 737-800-based P-8I maritime patrol aircraft intended for the Indian Navy (IN), with the first unit emerging from the manufacturer’s Renton Field assembly site in Washington. Photographed at the facility early this month by a private aerospace enthusiast
The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, a $680 million contract for the construction of DDG 115, the third ship of the Navy’s DDG 51-class guided-missile destroyer construction continuation program. The award also includes a $665 million option
EU NAVFOR welcomed a German Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) which will operate off the Horn of Africa. Based in Djibouti, the Lockheed Martin P-3C ‘ORION’, will add to the mission’s capabilities until December. In a letter to the detachment, the Force Commander, Rear Admiral Thomas Ju
After six months and one day supporting the UK mission over Libya as part of Operation ELLAMY, RAF Typhoons have left Gioia del Colle in Italy and returned to the UK. The return of the aircraft is part of the strategy to optimise the air contribution to the current and future campaign which the [&he
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) K-433 Svyatoi Georgy Pobedonosets did not suffer serious damages as a result of a ram carried out by fishing seiner Donets, told various officials to news agencies. For instance, Pacific Fleet (PF) Assistant Judge Roman Kolbanov told to RIA Novosti
HMCS Winnipeg is preparing for a Mid-Life Refit (MLR). The ship will receive extensive work to improve capability against modern threats as it reaches its mid-life period. The 12 Canadian-built HALIFAX class multi-role patrol frigates are considered the backbone of the Canadian Navy. They can deplo
Among other products, JSC Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation presented Project 09662 Post coast guard floating base at 10th Neva 2011 exhibition opened on Sept 20 at LENEXPO center. The floating base was designed and built by the order of Coast Guard, Russian FSB Frontier Service. This is the
Next week, a P-3C maritime patrol aircraft from the Naval Air Wing 3 “Graf Zeppelin”, based in Nordholz, Germany, will reinforce the EU-led Operation ATALANTA, countering piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa. Therefore and in advance, the required material for maintaining the aircra
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
Saab Sensis manages the US Baseline of Sea Giraffe AMB and will provide US based program management hardware and software adaptations, system integration, testing, and total lifecycle support to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in support of the LCS program. As the platform system engin
Recognizing the crucial role of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) in the 2009 rescue of the container ship M/V Maersk Alabama and its master from Somali pirates, Maersk Lines, Ltd., presented ONI with a scale model of the ship in a ceremony at ONI headquarters, Sept. 15. The four-foot long mod
The Los Angeles class fast attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) moored at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Sept. 14, for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 150, Cheyenne will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the s
