Thailand’s navy used helicopters and an aircraft carrier on Thursday to rescue more than 800 tourists stranded by heavy rains on the country… (660worl) [mappress] Source: 660worl, April 1, 2011;
Austal USA held a combined groundbreaking ceremony today, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing Facility (MMF); a new office complex; and an additional waterfront Assembly Bay. The ceremony was held at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, A
Sensors experts at the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (EMS) Division in San Diego needed sensor processing for the next- generation… (militaryaerospace) [mappress] Source: militaryaerospace, March 31, 2011;
The Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC has recognised the achievements of Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Melbourne, awarding the Gloucester Cup during a ceremony at Garden Island, Sydney yesterday. Commodore Support, Commodore Andrew Smith, RAN joined the Governor-General to pr
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Yezhel has said he supports the initiative of veterans of the fleet to call on the entire nation to help… (interfax) [mappress] Source: interfax, March 31, 2011;
A jet fighter’s engine exploded and caught fire Wednesday as it prepared to take off from an aircraft carrier off California, injuring 10… (mysanantonio) [mappress] Source: mysanantonio,March 31, 2011;
Strategic military exercises involving warships of the Kola Flotilla were held in the Barents Sea… (russiaherald) [mappress] Source: russiaherald, March 30, 2011;
Bulgaria’s “Drazki” frigate will be ready for departure to the Mediterranean in mid-April to take part in the NATO operations in Libya… (novinite) [mappress] Source: novinite, March 30, 2011;
Private ship repair firms in northeast Florida will likely be able to support the maintenance requirements of a nuclear aircraft carrier if one is homeported at Naval Station Mayport in 2019 as the Navy plans. Of the 20 surface ships currently homeported at Mayport, the Navy plans to decommission 12
HMS Cumberland is ready to move into the next phase of operations in Libya by enforcing the arms embargo under UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973. The Royal Navy Type 22 frigate has been a key part of the UK’s response to the crisis in Libya since the beginning of the troubles in [&hellip
Navy families had another emotional homecoming Monday as the destroyer USS Shoup returned after six months at sea with the aircraft carrier… (seattletimes) [mappress] Source: seattletimes, March 29, 2011;
A Royal Navy destroyer has returned to Portsmouth Naval Base for the final time just a day after an aircraft carrier sailed out as it was to… (littlehamptongazette) [mappress] Source: littlehamptongazette,March 28, 2011;
Pirates were unable to successfully hijack a bulk carrier in the Arabian Sea, after the U.S. Navy responded to a distress call, according to a feature on the Navy Times. The aircraft carrier Enterprise and the cruiser Leyte Gulf received a distress call at 10:30 a.m. local time, from Falcon Trader I
Sailors aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan scrubbed the aircraft carrier this week down after radiation detectors found traces of contamination… (nwcn) [mappress] Source: nwcn, March 25, 2011;
