USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully passed its first Maintenance and Material Management (3M) Inspection while on deployment in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 24. “The ship did really well for being such a new ship with a green crew,” said Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) (AW/SW) Bryan D. Hay,
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit consisting of Guard missile cruiser Varyag, tanker Irkut, and sea-going tug MB-66 pays courtesy visit to Japanese port Maizuru (Honshu Island), told PF Information Support Group to Central Navy Portal. In the first day of the visit, on Sept 25, Russian official delegatio
U.S. and Bangladesh Sailors completed the at-sea portion of the first Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) held in Bangladesh on Sept. 23. Guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) and mine countermeasures ship USS Defender (MCM 2) participate
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division was awarded a $697.6 million fixed-price incentive construction contract for a new Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer, DDG 114. It will be the 30th Aegis guided missile destroyer Ingalls has built for the U.S. N
U.S. Senate appropriators have proposed canceling development of a missile interceptor that the Pentagon has slotted for a key role in the… By Rachel Bernstein (spacenews) [mappress] Source: spacenews, September 26, 2011
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) K-433 Svyatoi Georgy Pobedonosets did not suffer serious damages as a result of a ram carried out by fishing seiner Donets, told various officials to news agencies. For instance, Pacific Fleet (PF) Assistant Judge Roman Kolbanov told to RIA Novosti
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $142,565,902 not-to-exceed cost-only contract for fiscal 2011 Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) production of all-up-rounds, section level components and spares, shipping containers, and associated data. This contract will provide for the procureme
Russia plans to establish sea-based missile defense system, on Sept 22 said Vladimir Kozin, deputy director of information and press department of Russian Foreign Ministry . “We have intentions to create sea-based missile defenses. According to our analysis, this system is quite effective and confor
The official roll-out of the RBS15 Mk3 heavy anti-ship missile for the German Navy took place at a ceremony of the Federal Office… By sukhoi-3omki (freerepublic) [mappress] Source: freerepublic, September 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Baltimore Md., is being awarded an $8,785,494 contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-5347) for electrical design agent for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The MK 41 VLS provides a missile launching system for CG-47 a
First Fast Attack Craft (Missile) (Designate PNS Azmat) was launched On Tuesday at Xingang Shipyard, China, in an impressive ceremony. (pkzoom) [mappress] Source: pkzoom, September 22, 2011
After termination of large-scale exercise held by Eastern Military District, Pacific Fleet (PF) Guard missile cruiser Varyag sailed off Kamchatka to start a long-range cruise. The crew is going to pay unofficial visits to Japan, the US, and Canada. Basic objective of the visits is strengthening of n
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $18,389,065 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2300) for the accomplishment of the post-shakedown availability (PSA) for the DDG 51-class guided-missile destroyers USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110)
Verificatory drill held at Black Sea Fleet has been completed. In accordance with plan of tactical verificatory drill took place at Black Sea Fleet, small-size missile ships Mirazh and Shtil practiced missile strike upon “enemy” landing force. Later on, landing ships Azov and Caesar Kunikov landed