USS Ford Completes Exercise Trident Fury »
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) completed exercise Trident Fury, returning to her homeport of Naval Station Everett, May 14. Exercise Trident Fury is a biennial joint and multinational naval training...
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UK: 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...
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US 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 Coronado. Mike Rothe, who...
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Spanish Replenishment Ship ‘Cantabria’ Docks in Garden Island Naval Base »
The Spanish fleet replenishment ship ‘Cantabria’ arrived yesterday at Garden Island Naval Base, after nearly a month deployed in the north of Australia. This naval base will be the ship’s home port until her return...
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UK: HMS Monmouth Returns to Its Homeport »
The Royal navy warship HMS Monmouth arrived back to its homeport of Plymouth from a successful seven-month deployment to the Gulf. There was a warm welcome from families and friends of the crew when the...
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USS Minnesota Successfully Completes Sea Trials »
Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783), the nation’s newest and most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, moored May 16 at Huntington Ingalls Industry’s Newport News Shipbuilding following its successful completion of Alpha and Bravo sea trials....
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VIDEO: 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...
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Thursday Island Cousins Reunite Aboard HMAS Bathurst »
For two cousins who grew up on an Island, the Royal Australian Navy was an obvious option when it came to picking what service to join in the Australian Defence Force. ABBM Tai Nona and...
May 20 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: 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...
May 20 2013 / No comment / Read More »US Navy: First Mobile Landing Platform Delivered »
The Navy accepted delivery of the first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), from General Dynamics-NASSCO, May 14, in San Diego, Calif....
May 16 2013 / No comment / Read More »UK: Babcock Inks HMS Scott Through-Life Contract »
Babcock has won a five year contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to provide through-life engineering support for the Royal Navy’s ocean survey...
May 10 2013 / No comment / Read More »Russian Navy to Receive Newest Baltic Fleet Warship »
Russia’s newest Baltic Fleet warship, the Project 20380 Boiky corvette, will be handed over to the Navy on May 16, St. Petersburg’s Severnaya Verf...
May 8 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: 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...
May 7 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »BAE 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...
May 6 2013 / 2 comments / Read More »Russian Navy to Recommission Three Submarines by 2014 »
Three nuclear submarines of the Russian Navy currently under maintenance will be recommissioned by 2014, a Navy spokesman told journalists. The K-410 Smolensk cruise...
May 6 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »USA: HII Lands USD 487 Million National Security Cutter Contract »
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on May 1 that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $487 million, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to its Ingalls Shipbuilding...
May 2 2013 / No comment / Read More »BAE Systems Bags USS Porter Upgrade Contract »
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $49.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the fiscal 2013, USS Porter (DDG 78) extended...
May 1 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: Northrop Grumman Inks 14.1 Million JCREW I1B1 Contract »
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $14.1 million option to complete development of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare...
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