Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next two Freedom-class littoral combat ships (LCS) to be built in Alabama will be named the USS Jackson and the USS Montgomery. These two ships are part of a dual block buy of LCS class ships announced by Mabus in December 2010. By procuring [
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonar experts at the Lockheed Martin Corp. Mission Systems and Sensors (MS2) segment in Liverpool, N.Y., will b… by John Keller (militaryaerospace) [mappress] Source: militaryaerospace,March 28, 2011;
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;
Dominion Diving has been award a contract by Worthington Products Inc. to upgrade the Floating Force Protection Boom surrounding the Navy Dockyard. Dominion Diving will be involved with the complete fabrication and installation of a subsea vessel entrance gate for the Floating Force Protection Boom.
The aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, which hosted an open house for the public in February as part of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, is… By Gary Robbins (signonsandiego) [mappress] Source: signonsandiego, March 25, 2011;
Junior officers in the Royal Australian Navy will learn to pilot the next generation of warships, in an upgraded $10m training facility at HMAS Watson, Sydney, which will be officially opened tomorrow. The new high-tech simulator uses computerised virtual-reality software to simulate a working warsh
CAE today announced it has been awarded a series of military contracts in more than 10 countries and valued at approximately C$100 million, including: a contract with the United States Navy to build P-3C training devices for the Taiwan Navy; a contract with the United States Navy to perform a major
While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations (CNO) said March 23. CNO Adm. Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers Group that having Navy ships and submarines in the Mediterranean Sea enabled a quick resp
The US Navy has awarded a $247 million contract to General Electric Aircraft Engines in Lynn to build 68 new fighter jet engines… (wsls) [mappress] Source: wsls,March 24, 2011;
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced the winners of the FY 2010 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards competition March 23, 2011. “Your impressive accomplishments and steadfast dedication to a greener future are exactly what’s important in the Navy and Marine Corps leadership team
An Ilyushin II-76 transport aircraft left Leeuwarden Air Base for Djibouti today. The aircraft had picked up a replacement Lynx helicopter… (pilotsandplanesmilitary) [mappress] Source: pilotsandplanesmilitary,March 23, 2011;
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will arrive to its homeport of Everett, Wash., March 24 after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Lincoln left Everett Sept. 7, 2010. “The people of this community and Americans across this great nation can be e
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 8,000th AN/UYQ-70 combat console suite to the U.S. Navy, marking a key milestone for a system that is currently installed on 90 percent of the Navy’s commissioned ships. The milestone Q-70 System will be installed on the USS Minnesota (SSN 783) Virginia-class s
The Navy will simulate a fighter jet crash at Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field in Chesapeake on Wednesday morning to practice responding to such a disaster. While the drill will take place on Fentress grounds, emergency crews from the city of Chesapeake will be involved. Nearby residents shoul
