VIDEO: 3D Printed Parts Tested on UK Fighter Jet
TORNADO FIGHTER JET The 3D printers are used for printing tools and testing of all kinds of machines, nevertheless BAE Systems has made 3D parts for military uses. The company’s engineers have...
View ArticleRussia Must Protect Its Arctic Borders, Geopolitical Expert Says
ARCTIC Russian expert on geopolitics, Konstantin Sivkov, said that Russia must protect its borders in the Arctic region because of potential missile attacks launched from the Arctic, writes RIA...
View ArticleNATO’s CTF Talks Cooperation with Yemeni Coast Guard
YEMENI DELEGATION VISITS NATO’S CTF NATO’s Counter Piracy Task Force Commander, Rear Admiral (ESP N) Eugenio Diaz del Rio welcomed a delegation of the Yemeni Coast Guard, lead by the Head of Brigadier...
View ArticleBAE Systems Bags USS Chung Hoon DSRA Deal
USS CHUNG HOON BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards has won a USD 37.4 million deal for fiscal 2014 dry-docking selected restricted availability of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer USS Chung...
View ArticleNNS Receives CVN 78 Construction Support Contract (USA)
USS GERALD R. FORD CVN 78 Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Inc., located in Newport News, Va. has received a USD 9.8 million contract for onboard repair parts in support of...
View ArticleUS Spending Bill Includes USD 11.5 Mln for Two Virginia-Class Submarines
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD An amount worth USD 11.5 million, which is part of USD 1.1 trillion U.S. Spending Bill, has been allocated for the construction of two Virginia-class attack submarines at the...
View ArticleHMS Montrose to Help Dispose Syrian Chemical Stocks
HMS MONTROSE AT SEA The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose is going to join Danish, Norwegian, Russian and Chinese warships in the eastern Mediterranean within the framework of the international...
View ArticleUS Carrier Staff Tour HMS Queen Elizabeth
A delegation of senior officers of the US Navy and US Marine Corps visited the Royal Navy’s future giant of the seas, HMS Queen Elizabeth under construction at Rosyth. The team was led by Vice...
View ArticleSteel Cut for Pakistani Navy’s Bollard Pull Pusher Tug
STEEL CUTTING CEREMONY AT KARACHI SHIPYARD A steel cutting ceremony of the Pakistani Navy’s 12-ton Bollard Pull Pusher Tug was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) on January...
View ArticleChinese Navy Helicopters Train in South China Sea
CHANGHE Z-8 MARITIME HELICOPTER Chinese shipboard helicopters successfully finished low-attitude flight training in the South China Sea today, as reported by the People’s Daily. The helicopters...
View ArticleTop News of the Week Jan 20 – Jan 26, 2014
TOP NEWS OF THE WEEK Indian Navy’s First Domestically-Built Sub Ready for Sea Trials The Indian Navy will begin sea trials for its first domestically-built nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, in a...
View ArticleGerman Frigate Drops Anchor in London
GERMAN FRIGATE ON THE THAMES IN LONDON The German Navy frigate, FGS Schleswig-Holstein arrived in London on Friday, January 24th where it will stay until early this week. The visit comes in...
View ArticleSeahawk Romeo Helicopter Duo Handed Over to Australian Navy
NUSQN 725 POSE AT ‘IN SERVICE DATE’ CEREMONY The Royal Australian Navy’s NUSQN 725 squadron took delivery of the first MH-60R Seahawk Romeo maritime combat helicopter duo at an ‘In Service Date’...
View ArticleUkrainian Frigate Begins Second Patrolling through Gulf of Aden
The Ukrainian Navy’s Frigate Hetman Sahaydachnyi started the second patrolling through the Gulf of Aden within the EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta on January 19th, 2014. The frigate recently...
View ArticleHMS Richmond Passes through Panama Canal
Royal Navy type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has achieved another milestone in her navigational history by maneuvering her way thorough the the Panama Canal for the first time. Bound for maritime...
View ArticleEU NAVFOR, US Navy Ships Conduct RAS
EU NAVFOR SHIPS WITH USNS JOSHUA HUMPHEREYS EU Naval Force Ships ESPS Tornado, FS Siroco, and FGS Hessen met at sea with the US Navy ship USNS Joshua Humphreys for a joint replenishment at sea (RAS) on...
View ArticleSouth Korean Navy Gets New Destroyer
YOON YOUNG HA CLASS PATROL BOAT Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has delivered a new indigenously-built destroyer, the 13th of the PKG-class (guided-missile patrol killer), to the South...
View ArticleChinese Navy Ships Patrol Zengmu Reef
Three Chinese ships named Changbaishan, Wuhan and Haikou patrolled the Zengmu Reef on 26 January, Xinhua reports. The ships formed a triangle and the officers and men lined up and held a sovereignty...
View ArticleRaytheon Keeps US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Contract
EA-18G GROWLER AIRCRAFT Raytheon Company voiced yesterday its readiness to continue work on the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) contract. The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $279.4 million...
View ArticleBritish Submarine Comes Back from Deployment
HMS TALENT PULLS IN HER BASE-PORT The Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine HMS Talent returned to her base-port of HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth on Monday, January 27th after a five-month...
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