Ukraine’s Kostiantyn Olshansky large amphibious ship which is carrying evacuees from Libya, has brought 79 citizens from 13 countries to the… The ship left Sevastopol in the early hours of March 23 on a humanitarian mission to evacuate Ukrainians from Libya. (interfax) [mappress] Source: interfax,Ap
AUSTRALIA is to buy a near-new surplus British navy amphibious landing ship at what appears a bargain $100 million pricetag… (whitsundaytimes) [mappress] Source: whitsundaytimes,April 6, 2011;
With the Navy halfway through its first year of buying two submarines a year, the Government Accountability Office recently published an ass… By Mara Lee (courant) [mappress] Source: courant, April 6, 2011;
USS Doyle (FFG 39) returned from a six-month deployment April 5, after successfully conducting Counter Illicit Trafficking (CIT) operations in the U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility. Doyle conducted CIT operations in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South’s (JIATF-S
Ukraine’s Navy large amphibious ship Kostiantyn Olshansky, currently anchored at Libya’s port of Tripoli, has started to embark citizens for… (ukrinform) [mappress] Source: ukrinform , April 5, 2011;
The Royal Navy’s ocean survey vessel HMS Scott is hoping for a warm welcome on her return to Devonport on Sunday 10 April 2011, after travelling over 22,500 miles (36,000km) through one of the most austere maritime environments on the planet. The ship left her home port last November and has now com
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. (lower half) Gretchen S. Herbert will be assigned as commander, Navy Cyber Forces, Virginia Beach, Va. Herbert is currently serving as director, Net-Centric Capabilit
The Chilean Navy has taken delivery of the first Airbus Military C295 in its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration. The handover took p… (defencetalk) [mappress] Source: defencetalk, April 5, 2011;
Visualization pioneer Barco has received a contract award to supply its latest generation of rugged displays to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), expanding upon its long history of U.S. Navy submarine support to provide these units within the Virginia class submarine’s SCS. General Dynamics Ele
TWO Chinese vessels, the FFG (guided missile frigate) Zhoushan and the FFG Xuzhou of China’s 7th Escort Task Force, docked in Durban yesterd… By Edward West (businessday) [mappress] Source: businessday, April 5, 2011;
Two Somali pirates were killed in an operation by the Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp on Saturday morning… (rnw) [mappress] Source: rnw, April 5, 2011;
Abu Dhabi Ship Building, the leading shipbuilder and naval support services provider in the Gulf region and a strategic affiliate of Mubadala, has announced the launch of “Al Dhafra”, the third vessel of the Baynunah Corvette Class Program for the UAE Navy. Abu Dhabi Ship Building further revealed t
Power conversion specialist Converteam has completed delivery of the first of the propulsion motors for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers as a part of the company’s contract to design and supply major components of the electric propulsion systems for the two new ships. A
A sailor aboard the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier Enterprise was safely recovered after falling overboard this morning… By Lauren King (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads,April 4, 2011;
