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
Engineering consultancy Frazer-Nash has recently completed a contract to support the sustainment of the Type 23 Frigate… (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct,April 4, 2011;
Wärtsilä, a leading provider of power solutions to marine and energy markets, has entered into co-operation with Crisis Management Initiative, an independent Finnish non-profit organisation, which works to resolve conflicts and to build sustainable peace. As lead partner, Wärtsilä supports the activ
In a dramatic turn HMS Invincible, the decommissioned Royal Navy aircraft carrier which was being towed to Turkey to be scrapped, was late… (chronicle) [mappress] Source: chronicle, April 1, 2011;
The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, HMS Lancaster, is undergoing an extensive refit at Portsmouth Naval Base as part of a £17.9 million contract with BAE Systems, reflecting the Company’s continued growth in support services. The mid-life upkeep will significantly upgrade the capability of the 20 year
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Yezhel has said he supports the initiative of veterans of the fleet to call on the entire nation to help… (interfax) [mappress] Source: interfax, March 31, 2011;
Strategic military exercises involving warships of the Kola Flotilla were held in the Barents Sea… (russiaherald) [mappress] Source: russiaherald, March 30, 2011;
Private ship repair firms in northeast Florida will likely be able to support the maintenance requirements of a nuclear aircraft carrier if one is homeported at Naval Station Mayport in 2019 as the Navy plans. Of the 20 surface ships currently homeported at Mayport, the Navy plans to decommission 12
A Royal Navy destroyer has returned to Portsmouth Naval Base for the final time just a day after an aircraft carrier sailed out as it was to… (littlehamptongazette) [mappress] Source: littlehamptongazette,March 28, 2011;
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;
The Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £22.5m, seven-year contract to support the Royal Navy’s Submarine and Mine Warfare Command… By James Thompson (independend) [mappress] Source: independend,March 21, 2011;
