While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations (CNO) said March 23. CNO Adm. Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers Group that having Navy ships and submarines in the Mediterranean Sea enabled a quick resp
When it comes to space-based missile defense, history tells us it’s a good idea to be skeptical of any given development. Nonetheless, it ap… By Clay Dillow(popsci) [mappress] Source: popsci,March 24, 2011
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will arrive to its homeport of Everett, Wash., March 24 after a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. Lincoln left Everett Sept. 7, 2010. “The people of this community and Americans across this great nation can be e
Earlier this month, the cruiser USS Monterey entered the Mediterranean Sea on a new mission. The Monterey was built three decades ago at the… by Loren Thompson Read More [mappress] Source: forbes, March 22, 2011;
British Armed Forces have participated in another co-ordinated strike against Libyan Air Defence systems tonight, Sunday 20 March 2011. The Chief of Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer Major General John Lorimer said: “I can confirm that British Armed Forces have participated in another
On Wednesday 9 March 2011 HMAS Toowomba (Commander Andrew Quinn) successfully completed Work Up Progress Evaluation or WUPE (Pronounced WUPPIE). It sounds innocuous enough but it is actually a very detailed assessment of the ship’s capabilities. The assessment is part of the preparedness training an
The Department of the Navy announced that it is now in a position to support Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NGC) spin-off of its shipbuilding business. The Navy finds Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) responsible for award of amphibious transport dock ship LPD 26 and guided missile destroyer
This year’s first test launch of the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile will take place in June from the Yuri Dolgoruki submarine… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr, March 18, 2011;
