Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that it has delivered two REMUS 100 AUVs to the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN). The REMUS AUVs were procured by the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization (NDLO) Naval Syste
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization has signed a contract with Terma for the delivery of radar systems for the Danish Navy’s three new frigates of the IVER HUITFELDT class, which are expected to enter operational service in 2013. The radar is intended for surveillance and rescu
The commander of a guided-missile destroyer has been relieved of command while the Navy investigates allegations of misconduct… (seattlepi) [mappress] Source: seattlepi, April 29, 2011;
The operations of the past year highlight the need for the United States to maintain responsive and flexible global forces, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said at a Defense Writers Group breakfast here today. Mabus said he had just returned from Japan, where he met with 7,000 sailors and Marines who worke
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has approved Irwin F. Edenzon as corporate vice president and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding and Matthew J. Mulherin as corporate vice president and president of Newport News Shipbuilding. HII, previously known as Nor
A former United Service Organizations (USO) and chart-topping singer visited multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) April 25, while the ship was in port for Fleet Week Port Everglades 2011. Singer Connie Francis was a chart topping pop musician in the 1950s and 1960s, and perform
Kollmorgen Corp., Electro-Optical Division, Northampton, Mass., is being awarded a $16,200,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-6293) to exercise cost-type options for the modification of materials and travel associated with engineering services for the photonics mast program
The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) hosted seven Brazilian and Mexican navy sailors during the Atlantic (LANT) phase of UNITAS 52, April 23. UNITAS 52 LANT is a three-week exercise running from April 15 to May 9 and includes navies from Brazil, United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships arrived in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, after completing the first half of the Atlantic (LANT) phase of UNITAS 52 with ships from Brazil and Mexico, April 26. Guided-missile destroyer Nitze (DDG 94), guided-missile frigates USS Thach (FFG 43), and USS BOONE (FFG 28), and U
The head of the National Security Bureau (NSB) yesterday said China’s first aircraft carrier would likely start training exercises at sea to… By Rich Chang (taipeitimes) [mappress] Source: taipeitimes, April 26, 2011;
On the morning of the 20th April the helicopter from the German frigate NIEDERSACHSEN discovered a Yemeni Dhow with complete engine failure… (eunavfor) [mappress] Source: eunavfor, April 26, 2011;
Following extensive product development and factory and sea trials, Kongsberg Maritime have successfully delivered the first of its new generation of innovative ultra low light cameras to the US Navy, via Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), for use within the existing Kongsberg supplied Helicopter O
More than 2,500 U.S. Navy Sailors, Marines, and Coastguardsmen arrived in Port Everglades, Fla., to participate in the U.S. Navy’s largest community outreach program in South Florida, April 25. Service members from visiting ships USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), USS Ross (DDG 71), USS Normandy (CG 60) and USS
Raytheon Company delivered the first Standard Missile-6 production round to the U.S. Navy. “Five years ago, Raytheon promised the U.S. Navy that SM-6 would be delivered in March 2011, and we delivered on that promise,” said Frank Wyatt, vice president of Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defense Systems pr
