Huntington Ingalls Industries, Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded an $8,964,961 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2312) to exercise options for DDG 51 class follow yard services. The follow yard services provides necessary engineering, technical, mate
Severnaya Verf, on May 16, hosted a ceremony to celebrate the signing of the Acceptance Act and hoisting the RF Navy flag at the second serial corvette of project 20380 Boiky. Aleksandr Ushakov, Shipyard’s Director General, and Commander Victor Ivanov, Chairman of State Commission signed the documen
Multipurpose frigate HNLMS Van Speijk left the port of Den Helder for Somalia. The ship will be taking part in the Ocean Shield counterpiracy mission.The Van Speijk has 168 military personnel on board, including a heavily armed specialist team of marines. These marines have been trained for boarding
Marinearsenal, a military facility with maintenance, repair and equipment of warships and associated weapons systems , equipment and machinery necessary facilities, workshops, magazines and warehouses, has invited tenders for repair and maintenance works. The subject is the 122 Bremen class frigate
The Royal Navy – in association with Liverpool City Council and its partners in the wider Merchant Navy community – reveals the full complement of ships that will arrive in Liverpool in support of the Battle of Atlantic 70th commemorations over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Information on which of t
PIRIOU and DCNS announced the establishment of KERSHIP, a joint company for building ships to civil standards intended for implementation of State action at sea. This project forms part of the respective growth strategies of the two stakeholders, broadening their access to markets. Held jointly by P
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) solution provider, E-CO, is working with BAE systems to improve the operating capacity of HVAC systems on British Royal Navy warships. E-CO UK was commissioned by BAE Systems to improve air treatment units on 14 Type 23 British Royal Navy frigates. Th
Representatives from more than 40 nations have arrived in Bahrain to take part in the largest exercise ever staged to deal with the threat of mines in the Gulf region. Six ships and more than 600 sailors from the Royal Navy are taking part in the fortnight-long test of the response of the world’s na
Type-42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh is the last of her class and is being decommissioned later this month to make way for the brand new Type 45 destroyers, of which five are now in active Service. Bowing out after three decades and with more than 793,500 miles of global operational service under her bel
HMS Daring, one of the Royal Navy’s new-generation Type 45 destroyers, is gearing up for a wide-ranging deployment which takes her to the Far East – and beyond. The air defence warship will demonstrate the Navy’s global reach during the nine-month deployment which includes contributing to maritime s
The International Frigate Working Group (IFWG), hosted by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., visited the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC), May 9. The working group consisted of partner countries that use the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate, including Au
Pakistani Naval Ship “Saif” (FFG-253) arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on 14th May 2013 on a goodwill visit. The ship was ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on her arrival. The ship’s Commanding Officer, Captain Jawad Ahmed called on Commander Eastern N
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) departed its homeport of Naval Station San Diego, May 14, as the command platform for Pacific Partnership 2013. This year’s mission will partner the U.S. Navy with non-governmental organizations and regional partners including Australia, Can
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia today. “Today we saw a small, but significant pixel in the future picture of our Navy as we begin integration of unmanned sys
