The commander of U.S. 6th Fleet visited guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) June 25 when the ship was anchored outside the Mahon Harbor in Menorca, Spain. Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, also participated in a wreath-laying memorial ceremony in Menorca June 26. After
Guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) departed Valparaiso, Chile, along with navy ships from four countries to begin exercises of the Pacific Phase (PAC) of UNITAS 52, June 29. The Chilean-hosted, two-week multinational exercise began with the arrival of ships from the na
The guided-missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) participated in a joint forces passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) June 26. The exercise involved the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), guided-missile destroyer USS Samps
Sailors on the Navy’s newest destroyer are scheduled to arrive with their ship at Naval Base San Diego, July 1. The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), the 60th Arleigh Burke class destroyer, was built in Pascagoula, Miss. and commissioned during a ceremony at the Alabama Sta
EMS Defense & Space, a division of aero connectivity and mobile resource management leader, EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG), today announced a contract with Lockheed Martin to develop a radio frequency seeker antenna for the U.S. Navy’s Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The Defense Advance
Guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Valparaiso, Chile to begin the Pacific Phase (PAC) of UNITAS 52, June 24. The frigates will participate in the Chilean hosted, two-week multinational exercise along with naval partners from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, June
BAE Systems has been awarded a six year, £46m contract to support the Sampson multi-function radars (MFR) on board the fleet of six Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers. This support contract, awarded by MBDA, is designed as a forerunner to a full ‘contract for availability’ arrangement and will generate d
Raytheon Company’s Missile Systems business broke ground for an all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Ala. Raytheon will construct the state-of-the-art factory on the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal site. When completed, the facility will provide final assembly and testing fo
While underway in support of the 2011 Gulf of Mexico (GOMEX) Quick Draw exercise, guided-missile frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) responded to a mayday issued by a U.S. flagged vessel, June 16. At approximately 9:30 pm, John L. Hall’s embarked SH-60B Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS) helic
US Navy’s frigate USS Carr will call at St. Petersburg on June 28 to participate in 5th International Maritime Defense Show. The American ship’s visit will last till July 3. Central Navy Portal hunted out the visit program of the US frigate. USS Carr will moor at Marine Passenger Terminal on June 28
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after a scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific region, June 22. “This was a great and extremely successful deployment for Pasadena,” said Cmdr. Andrew St. John, USS Pasad
Guided-missile frigates USS Boone (FFG 28) and USS Thach (FFG 43) participated in a series of exercises with the Chilean navy submarine CNS Carrera (SS 22), and Chilean navy ships CNS Condell (FF 06) and CNS Blanco (FF 15), June 22. During the three-day passing exercise (PASSEX), ships from both nav
On Thursday 16 June, during a patrol for the Frontex border control operation in the Mediterranean, naval ship HNLMS Mercuur intercepted 400 kilos of cannabis. The two crew members of the boat, who threw the drugs overboard, were arrested by the Spanish authorities. HNLMS Mercuur spotted the suspect
BAE Systems has been awarded a $55 million contract for manufacturing Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) mechanical components and assemblies. The Mk 41 VLS provides a missile launching system for CG 47 and DDG 51 class surface combatants, and Aegis Ashore requirements for the Missile Defense Age
