Vessels
USS Gary Leaves Seal Beach for the Last Time
The guided-missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) departed Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach for the last time May 21 after conducting her final ammunition offload. She is the last of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet frigates and is due to decommission later this year. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates
USS Michael Murphy Ends Seven-Month Deployment
After a successful seven-month deployment, the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned May 21 to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH). With the conclusion of this journey the vessel finished the last leg of its maiden deployment. While deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of
USS Freedom Concludes Rough Water Trials
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) completed Seakeeping and Structural Loads Trials, commonly referred to as Rough Water Trials (RWT) in late March the Navy reported May 21. The U.S. Navy must demonstrate the seaworthiness and structural integrity of each new ship class. One of the primary
Ships Open for Tours during Fleet Week New York
Citizens from New York City and the surrounding tri-state area flocked to the Hudson River piers to tour U.S. Navy ships and Coast Guard cutters participating in Fleet Week New York, May 21. The tours are open to the general public and display the maritime capabilities of the Navy, Marine Corps and
US Navy Hires Leidos for NSWCCD Services
U.S. Navy awarded a prime contract to Leidos to provide to provide scientific, engineering, and technical services in support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD). The single-award, cost-plus fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a four-year perio
New Ship Officially Part of the Canadian CG Fleet
New Canadian Coast Guard Ship M. Charles M.B. officially joined the fleet at a ceremony in Port Alberni, British Columbia yesterday. CCGS M. Charles M.B. is named after Seaman Martin Charles, S.C. M.B., of Bamfield, British Columbia, and Hereditary Chief of the Nitinaht Band. Martin Charles, now dec
OPV Tarifa Sails on Another Fisheries Campaign
Spanish Navy’s OPV Tarifa is starting a new Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization campaign. The vessel left its homeport of Cartagena yesterday, May 20, and is sailing to Newfoundland, Canada. OPV Tarifa will conduct fisheries inspection and surveillance. Its contribution to the campaign will la
US Navy’s CNO Holds All-Hands Call at NIOC Georgia
US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert visited Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Georgia May 19, and held an all-hands call to discuss the Navy’s role in signals intelligence, information operations and cyber support. In a full auditorium of NIOC members Greener
OSI Wins to Deliver INBS to Canadian Navy’s New Vessels
OSI Maritime Systems Ltd. (OSI) signed a contract with Lockheed Martin Canada to build, deliver and support the installation of the Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems (INBS) for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new class of Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) to be built at the Halifax Shipyard
Parade of Ships Kicks Off Fleet Week New York
The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard officially kicked off 2015 Fleet Week New York (FWNY) with a Parade of Ships, May 20. FWNY, now in its 27th year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding
TRO Marine Sensors aboard USS Anchorage
Pronghorn Technologies, LLC announced the ongoing collaboration and evaluation of its Total Residual Oxidant (TRO) Marine Sensors aboard the US Navy’s USS Anchorage (LPD 23), one of the most advanced newly commissioned ships in the fleet. Production prototypes are currently being evaluated by the U.
Freedom Class LCS to Receive TRS-4D AESA Radars
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. is now under contract with its affiliate, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, to provide an additional TRS-4D naval radar for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program through Freedom Class LCS prime contractor, Lockheed Martin. The radar is planned to go aboard LC
BAE Systems Bids for Amphibious Combat Vehicle Program
BAE Systems submitted a bid for U.S. Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 program. The company’s solution, built from the ground up to be a truly amphibious vehicle, would provide a significant benefit to the Marine Corps’ current and future needs. BAE Systems is teamed with IVECO Defence, wh
John C. Stennis Takes Part in Armed Forces Day Parade
Sailors stationed aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and throughout the Northwest region participated in Bremerton’s 67th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade May 16. Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh, Stennis’ executive officer, and Stennis’ Sailor of the Year Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Isiah M. Burns, rode along