3PSC LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, received a modification of the previously awarded contract for the operation and maintenance of five US Navy oceanographic survey vessels. The modification is valued at $23,4 million and the work will be performed worldwide, with the conclusion of works expected to be co
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) visited Savannah, Georgia, for its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration, March 16-18. McFaul Sailors marched in the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Tuesday, one of the largest processions of its kind in the country. McFaul S
Representatives from Naval Station Rota, Spain, spoke with Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) and their families March 17 and 18 to prepare them for their homeport shift to Rota this fall. Carney will be the fourth Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to be
Lying in wait since the Second World War, Royal Navy’s HMS Pembroke has dealt with a 500lb bomb in the North Sea. As part of her NATO tasking the Faslane based minehunter has located and dealt with a number of unexploded mines, bombs and torpedoes in the North and Baltic Sea during her current taski
A new diesel generator simulator has been delivered to Pearl Harbor naval facilities by the TechSolutions program at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), officials at ONR announced March 18. High-fidelity 3D software will allow Sailors to use 50-inch touch screens to see and access all parts of the m
Destroyer Squadron 7 staff completed the Sea Combat Commander (SCC) course taught by instructors from Tactical Training Group, Pacific, March 19. The course is designed to reinforce SCC skills to carrier strike group and expeditionary strike group SCC staffs. Capt. Fred Kacher, commodore, DESRON 7,
Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS), a subsidiary of BHB, received a contract from the Ministry of Defence Malaysia related to Royal Malaysian Navy’s 17th Patrol Vessel Squadron. The contract is for the supply and delivery of spares, maintenance, Integrated Logistic Support and training for a cont
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ AMSEC LLC subsidiary has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and technical services in support of the Navy Modernization Program. AMSEC LLC was one of several contractors awarded a three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plu
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) was tasked to support Australian Government assistance to the people of Vanuatu following the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Pam. Australian Navy’s vessel HMAS Tobruk set sail to Vanuatu from the Port of Townsville in mid-march 2015, loaded with much needed suppli
Following a 61-day deployment on the Hudson River, US Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay returned to their homeport of Rockland, Maine, on March 17, after conducting icebreaking operations in support of Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters. OP RENEW is the Coast Guard’s region-wide effort to
Vessels participating in Ex Good Hope VI departed from Simon’s Town on Monday, March 9, and made their way toward the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town. Various exercises were conducted en route to integrate all participating forces. The exercise started with the Harbour Phase in Simon’s Tow
Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet engaged in a search for imaginary enemy submarines in the Black Sea. The Navy’s patrol vessel Pytliviy, as well as small anti-submarine ships Suzdalets and Aleksandrovets, together with naval aviation conducted the training. Other vessels involved, Kovrovets (913), Iva
The Swedish Defence Ministry announced that it intends to invest in two submarines of next generation, A26. The announcement on the investment of a total of SEK 8,2 billion was made by the Swedish Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist in Karlskrona, Sweden. Sweden will order the submarines from constr
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 17, to begin its second forward-deployed patrol in support of ballistic missile defense of Europe and Operation Atlantic Resolve. Ross’ forward presence and the ship’s participation in combin
