The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) will join U.S. Navy ships in exercise Koa Kai 12-1 beginning Nov. 10, marking the first time a JMSDF surface ship will participate in the semi-annual exercise in and around Hawaiian waters. Koa Kai 12-1 is an inte
Los Angeles-class submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) welcomed the mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo. along with other guests Nov. 8, for a special distinguished visitor embark to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the submarine’s commissioning. Mayor Rick Kaysen and guests received a warm welcome and began to l
Controversies between defense ministry and JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) over prices for nuclear submarines have been settled on Nov 9 in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region in presence of premier Vladimir Putin. Russian defense ministry signed all contracts which had been in the center of
Caspian Flotilla (CF) will receive two new ships till the end of 2011, says Russian defense ministry’s press release. The question is Project 11661K Gepard corvette Dagestan and Project 21630 Buyan small-size gun ship Volgodonsk. Both warships were developed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau and built by
Guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., following its participation in Joint Warrior 11-2 in Scotland and multiple training and preservation evolutions in Mayport, Fla. While in Mayport, the crew of Burke worked on topside preservation and numerous
Guided-missile cruiser USS Carr (FFG 52) pulled into Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Nov. 7. Carr made the port call at the naval station to receive fuel, water, supplies and maintenance. “The Carr received 100,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 17,000 gallons of aviation fuel, and 9,000 gallons o
George Washington Carrier Strike Group, centered around the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, arrived in Hong Kong for a routine port visit, Nov. 9. While in port, the ship will host a reception for more than 600 local dignitaries and numerous pub
Medical personnel, BSF servicemen, representatives of veteran and public organizations convened in Sevastopol at moorage wall of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Pirogov Hospital to pay honors to people dead on ship Armenia. Transport ship Armenia left Sevastopol for Tuapse on Nov 6, 1941 with injured personne
HMS Daring will sail from Portsmouth in the New Year, after more than four years of trials, tests and training which have just concluded with eight demanding weeks off Plymouth. The first of six cutting-edge Type 45 destroyers, HMS Daring will sail on her maiden deployment in 2012, after she and her
Pacific Fleet (PF) flagship Guard missile cruiser Varyag and tanker Irkut arrive at the port of Vancouver on Nov 7. According to Senior Protocol Officer James Webb, Royal Canadian Navy’s Maritime Forces Pacific, destroyer HMCS Algonquin will meet the Russian ships 50 miles westward Vancouver port a
Russian guided missile cruiser Varyag and tanker Irkut will call at Vancouver on Monday, in what will be their first visit… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr, November 07, 2011;
Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) participated in community-relations (COMREL) events at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and the county Boys Club and Girls Club during a port visit at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport, Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. A team of 13 cre
Russian Navy Command made a decision to shape aircraft carrier groups which are to expand presence zone of Russian Navy in the Pacific and the North Atlantic, writes Izvestiya referring to a source in Russian Navy Main HQ. Final decision whether to build aircraft carriers is upon the President of Ru
Interocean American Shipping Corp., Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $28,189,899 firm-fixed-price contract for the operation and maintenance of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar platform (SBX-1). SBX-1 will be deployed to the Pacific Ocean to provide ballistic missile-tracking information to the Ground
