Navy Removes USS Cowpens from Decommissioning List
The US Navy has removed a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens from the list of ships that will be decommissioned this year. What is more, instead of being scrapped, the ship may...
View ArticleIndia: 18-Month Delay for Scorpene Submarine
Spanish consultants from Navantia shipbuilding company have left the consortium in charge of implementation of the “Project 75″ submarines, being built by the Indian Mazagon Dock Ltd. (MDL) under the...
View ArticleUSA: Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Investigates Boston Attack
The US Navy has sent its explosive ordnance disposal unit from Naval Station Newport to Boston, Massachusetts to help investigate the bombing attack, according to Politico. On Monday April 15th ,...
View ArticleUSA: GDEB Signs USD 20 Million Maintenance Contract
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. located in Groton, Conn., has received a USD 20 million contract to provide Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department tasks. The work will be provided in support of...
View ArticleUSA: Sott Technologies Lands USD 11.7 Million Contract
Scott Technologies Inc., located in Monroe, N.C. has received a USD 11.7 million contract for self-contained breathing apparatuses and corresponding cylinders and valve assemblies for the government...
View ArticleVIDEO: Russian Cruiser Pyotr Veliky Spotts Foreign Submarine in Barents Sea
Russia’s Northern Fleet Spokesman Vadim Serga said on Monday that the Fleet’s flagship, the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, has spotted a foreign submarine in the Barents Sea during a...
View ArticleUK: HMS Illustrious Goes Green for the Gathering
Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious has arrived at Dublin Port as part of an international naval flotilla, according to Independent.ie. She is the second of three Invincible-class light...
View ArticleITS San Marco to Dock at Port of Mombasa
ITS San Marco, which is part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is going to arrive at the port of Mombasa on Labour Day, according to Standardmedia.co.ke. The ship is part of NATO...
View ArticleIsraeli Navy Receives New Submarine INS Rahav
The Navy of Israel has received a new submarine, INS Rahav, in an official ceremony held yesterday in Kiel, Germany, according to defensenews.com. The Dolphin-Class submarine, INS Rahav, is Israel’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: Insight into Nuship Canberra’s Current State of Completion
The construction of the first of two new Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships of the Australian Navy is in full swing at the BAE Systems Williamstown Shipyard at Port Phillip Bay. The vessel,...
View ArticleBAE Systems Wins USS Laboon Contract
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair located on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Va. has received a $48.6 million contract for the USS Laboon fiscal 2013 extended drydocking selected restricted...
View ArticleUSA: HII Lands USD 60.8 Million CVN 79 Contract
Huntington Ingalls Inc. (HII) has won a USD 60.8 million modification to previously awarded contract for procurement of additional long lead material for CVN 79 if required. Under the contract, HII...
View ArticleVIDEO: French Navy Aquitaine Class Frigate Shows Off in the Big Apple
French Navy Aquitaine class Frigate paid a visit last month to the Big Apple, having spent 3 days in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The frigate was busy conducting missions off the coast of...
View ArticleUSA: Lockheed Martin Gets Aegis Combat System Contract
Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Training located in Moorestown, NJ. has been awarded a USD 24.07 million modification contract to exercise an option for Aegis Combat System Engineering...
View ArticleUS Navy’s Dolphins Discover Howell Torpedo
The US Navy’s bottlenose dolphins have discovered the so-called Howell torpedo off Coronado, San Diego County, according to the Los Angeles Times. The torpedo has been discovered near the Hotel del...
View ArticleUK: HMS Ark Royal Heads for Scrapping
Royal Navy’s former warship HMS Ark Royal is going to be scrapped, reports the BBC. The warship left Portsmouth for the last time and is now headed to Turkey. The vessel’s final destination is the...
View ArticleBRP Ramon Alcaraz Starts Sea Trials
The Philippine Navy’s new warship, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, began sea trials on Monday, according to GMA News. The ship set sail from North Charleston, South Carolina at 8:30 a.m. Monday (US time). BRP...
View ArticleChinese Fishing Vessels Continue to Poach in Philippine Waters
Chinese fishing vessels escorted by a naval ship continue to poach in Philippine waters, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said yesterday, according to mb.com. The DND...
View ArticleBae Systems Pens USS Russell Contract
Bae Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., located in San Diego Calif., has received a USD 49.7 million modification to previously awarded contract to definitize the USS Russell’s (DDG 59) extended...
View ArticleUSA: Raytheon Awarded JPALS Contract Modification
Raytheon Co., based in Fullerton, Calif., has been awarded a $14,6 million worth modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing...
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