New pilots assigned to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 and the “Greyhawks” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 conducted their first flight deck qualifications aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Dec. 6-14. After several years of classroom instructi
The Spanish auxiliary oiler and replenishment ship, the SPS PATINO, Flagship of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, with the Force Commander, Captain Jorge Manso Revilla embarked, has recently completed a “first” for the mission by escorting a three ship convoy of ships chartered by the World Fo
Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) wrapped up a two-week underway in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 16, completing many qualifications needed for its upcoming deployment. During the underway period, Enterprise tested the crew in all areas including engineering, damage control, deck, navigation and fl
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) intends to procure 2 to 3 ‘Search & Rescue Service Vessels’ (SRS Vessel). The SRS vessels will be subject to demanding technical and functional requirements. The SRS vessels will mainly work as a safety and rescue vessel for the Armed Forces of Nor
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded modification P00001 under previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price-incentive contract (N00030-12-C-0100) which is a combined definitized deployed systems support (DSS) co
Residents of Sydney, Canberra and the Shoalhaven had their last chance to see the Royal Australian Navy’s Sea King helicopters in the air today as they said farewell to the nation with a formation flypast. The formation launched from the Naval Air Station at HMAS Albatross in Nowra at 10:00am, proce
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and embarked Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) took time out of their day Dec. 15., to participate in a community service project at the Help the Children of Cambodia (HtCC) Goodwill Center. The HtCC cen
State commission analyzing development tests of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Bulava will determine date of the coming launch in the next few days; it will decide whether the test launch are held in 2011 or 2012, reports RIA Novosti on Dec 15 referring to a spokesman for Russian defens
The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Makin Island (LHD 8), played a major role in supporting theater security cooperation missions in the Asia-Pacific region by serving as the at-sea launching platform for U.S. Marine Corps forces participating in Exercise Kilat Eagle, Dec. 14. Kilat Eagle
Royal Australian Navy’s Commodore Jonathan Mead has assumed command of Combined Maritime Operations in support of counter-terrorism in the Gulf region of the Middle East. Supported by a team of Australian and New Zealand naval personnel, Commodore Mead now commands Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150)
Communication & Power Industries, Microwave Power Products Division, Palo Alto, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $33,052,761 firm-fixed-price requirement contract to repair approximately 265 simplified drive electron tubes over a five-year period for the AN-SPY-1 radar program within the AEGIS sys
The remote minehunting system (RMS), a critical component of the mine countermeasures mission package for the littoral combat ship class, completed the first phase of reliability testing Nov. 22, at the Lockheed Martin facilities off the coast of Palm Beach, Fla. The RMS, which will provide an off-b
Project 20180TV seagoing armament support ship Akademik Kovalev will be laid down at Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center in Severodvinsk on Dec 20, 2012 at 11 am, told a source in the shipyard to Central Navy Portal. Among guests invited to the solemn keel-laying ceremony are Russian Navy Commander-in-Chi
The risk of injury during day-to-day operations while USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 5-14, presents a possible threat to the welfare of the crew and the success of the ship’s mission. To better prepare for accidental injury, Sailors aboard Enterprise are participating
