India is gearing up to take delivery of the 45,000-tonne Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier with the navy training a batch of sailors in Russ… (headlinesindia) [mappress] Source: headlinesindia, April 14, 2011;
An Australian navy frigate operating off the Horn of Africa has rescued three crew members of a hijacked Yemeni ship who were held hostage b… (smh) [mappress] Source: smh, April 14, 2011;
Plans to sink the former destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford off the Maryland coast this spring to serve as a fish reef will apparently not be a… By Frank D. Roylance (baltimoresun) [mappress] Source: baltimoresun , April 14, 2011;
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) sea-going minesweeper Valentin Pikul will attend joint naval operation Black Sea Harmony, reports Rosbalt referring to BSF Information Support Group… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, April 14, 2011;
Raytheon Company’s Missile Systems business delivered a record number of Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles last year. The company’s delivery of 366 ESSMs in 2010 more than doubled the previous year’s total. “We accomplished this delivery record in 2010 by improving our already robust manufacturing and eng
Saudi Arabia has recently shown interest in medium-sized U.S. warships as part of its naval buildup to counter Iran, particularly surface vessels capable of countering asymmetric and air threats. This is a key element in Riyadh’s program known as Saudi Naval Expansion Program II, worth as much as $2
HMS Iron Duke has completed its final patrol of Iraq’s oil terminals, heralding the end of the Royal Navy’s eight-year involvement in their protection. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, Britain’s frigate fleet has been committed to almost round-the-clock patrols of the waters around
The amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard will leave dry dock Wednesday at General Dynamics NASSCO, where all of the region’s major shipy… By Gary Robbins (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego, April 12, 2011; I
RSL Fiber Systems, LLC has added yet another major distinction to its rapidly-increasing portfolio of achievements, securing its first international defense contract, with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, to supply fiber optic remote source lighting systems for the Italian Navy’s new FREMM class fri
Raytheon Company delivered the first Phalanx Close-In Weapon System to the Republic of Korea Navy for batch one of the new Ulsan-1 class FFX ship program. The direct commercial sale calls for the Phalanx Block 1B system to be installed on the lead ship of the 2,300-ton frigate class this year; it re
A day after the Indian navy upgraded its second-in-command to the rank of vice admiral at the Visakhapatnam-based Eastern Command and minist… By Suman Sharma (dnaindia) [mappress] Source: dnaindia, April 11, 2011;
Arizona Sen. John McCain’s old aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Forrestal, now is to be recycled instead of being scuttled at sea. The U.S. Navy… By Doug Ramsey (publicnewsservice) [mappress] Source: publicnewsservice, April 11, 2011;
The Plymouth-based Royal Naval frigate HMS Campbeltown has marked the 69th anniversary of a World War Two battle with two Royal Navy veterans. The ship sailed from Falmouth to St Nazaire, in western France, scene of the ship’s main battle honour, at the end of March with veterans Bill “Tiger” Watson
Under the loud cheers of navy officer-candidates, the new patrol vessel of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the “Holland”, on April 6th entered its future home port of Den Helder. The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, was there to welcome the Ocean Going Patrol Vess
