Sailors aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) continued readying the ship for the upcoming NCAA Navy-Marine Corps Classic as construction work continued on the flight deck basketball court Nov. 3. The Classic will be played aboard Bataan, currently in port at Naval Stati
On Monday 22 October 2012, STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard started the production of next generation offshore patrol vessel to be built for the Finnish Border Guard. The start of production at the Rauma Shipyard was carried out following traditions. Chief of the Finnish Border Guard, Lieutenant Gene
USS San Jacinto (CG 56) entered dry dock at the BAE Systems Ship Repair facility in Mayport, Fla., Nov. 1, to begin repairs following the ship’s collision with USS Montpelier (SSN 765) in mid-October. BAE Systems was awarded an initial amount of $9,691,713 to begin the work as part of the company’s
The Boeing Co. has received a $16.7 million contract for the production of gigabit Ethernet data multiplex systems for the DDG modernization program, new ship construction, Aegis Ashore Systems, additional hardware and the repair of units during installation and checkout. Gigabit Ethernet Data Multi
The trilateral training exercise Mavi Balina 2012 (MB12) kicked off in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Turkey, Nov. 5. Mavi Balina is an invitational maritime exercise, hosted by Turkey, which focuses on providing realistic operational training in surface and submarine warfare for uni
The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) pulled in to Naval Station Mayport Nov. 2, to be honored by the City of Jacksonville during its annual Week of Valor. The annual Week of Valor is a tribute to military members and their families. “The event celebrates the city of Jacksonville’s long-ter
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $22.5 million U.S. Navy contract for the Ship Self-Defense System. With this award, Raytheon will continue system development, test and integration, as well as Platform Systems Engineering Agent (PSEA) services and support for fleet-deployed systems. SSDS is an op
The Royal Navy’s super-capable Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, will visit Fowey from Friday (November 9) for three days, the first of her class to do so and easily the largest warship to sail into the river estuary in many years. HMS Dragon has been at sea undertaking an intensive training package th
Bae Systems, global defense, aerospace and security company, has announced on its official twitter account that Lower block 04 of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has departed Clyde. “And she’s off….Lower Block 04 leaves the Clyde to embark on her delivery voyage to Rosyth ”, Bae Systems wrote.
General Dynamics (GD) NASSCO Earl Industries has received a $25,072,533 modification to a previously awarded contract for USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Ship Terminal Operation Program in support of the deactivation of the ship. Read more. As we wrote earlier, the U.S. Navy is going to scrap the nation’s o
Six sailors from Gulf-based minehunter HMS Atherstone have picked up the gauntlet thrown down by their American counterparts to race in a gruelling endurance event: a 70-mile swim, run and cycle around Bahrain. Six sailors from Gulf-based minehunter HMS Atherstone have picked up the gauntlet thrown
The U.S. Navy is going to scrap the nation’s oldest active duty warship USS Enterprise (“Big E”), according to CNN. USS Enterprise is the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name. Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nickn
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) began taking college classes Oct. 22 while deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. More than 300 Stennis Sailors have enrolled in Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) classes to further the
The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMS Severn is in London until November 4th, helping to play a central part in the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day launch. HMS Severn provided the backdrop on October 31 for London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, to start this year’s poppy day with the sale of the fir
