NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting research, development, test and evaluation activities and range expansion at the Naval Sea System Command Undersea Warfare Center Key
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
Rome Research Corporation (RRC), a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation was recently awarded an $11.3 million contract to operate and maintain the Navy Satellite Communications Facility (NAVSATCOMMFAC) Northwest in Chesapeake Virginia, a component activity of the Naval Computer and Telecommunica
Eight Sri Lankan fishermen, who were released from Indian custody, have arrived to Sri Lanka with the support of Sri Lanka Navy… (sundayobserver) [mappress] Source: sundayobserver, April 12, 2011;
The Flagship maritime transport project has developed software that enables comprehensive suppression of audible warnings in order to avoid large cascades of alarms on the bridge and in the engine room. Precise overview Known as iCAS (intelligent central alarm system), the system is designed to prov
General Dynamics Electric Boat reached a major construction milestone on the submarine Mississippi (SSN-782), completing work on the pressure hull in less time than any previous ship of its class. Electric Boat achieved “pressure hull complete” three weeks faster than the previous Virginia-class sub
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
The Kostiantyn Olshansky, a large landing ship of the Ukrainian Navy, has brought to Sevastopol (southern Ukraine) the citizens of Ukraine a… (ukrinform) [mappress] Source: ukrinform, April 11, 2011;
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
Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $2 million contract from the Canadian Government for shipboard satellite communications terminals. The Harris terminals will reduce expensive dial-up lease costs while significantly increasing
Raytheon Company was awarded $42 million for the initial concept development and program planning for the Standard Missile-3 Block IIB, which is the Missile Defense Agency’s next-generation Aegis missile. “Raytheon is the lowest-risk, lowest-cost, most-technically capable provider of missile defense
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy warship fleet has thwarted an attempt by pirates to highjack an Iranian supertanker in the Indian Ocean… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, April 11, 2011;
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;
