UK: Gun Salute Marks Queen’s Official Birthday »
A 21-gun salute was fired by the Royal Navy on Saturday (June 15) to mark the Queen’s Official Birthday. The saluting gun at Fort Blockhouse at Gosport – at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour –...
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VFA-83 Holds Change of Command Aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower »
The Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 held a change of command ceremony while deployed aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), June 17. Cmdr. Bobby Markovich was relieved of command by Cmdr....
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Philippine Coast Guard, Navy Rescues Stranded Foreigners »
Three foreign nationals were rescued by the personnel of Coast Guard Station El Nido and the Philippine Navy immediately after receiving a distress alert from a motor yacht that went dead on water 35NM southwest...
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MV-22 Osprey Lands on JMSDF Helicopter Destroyer Hyuga »
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landed on Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer Hyuga (DDH 181) for the first time June 14. The landing aboard Hyuga was the culmination of extensive...
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UK: HMS Lancaster’s Sailors Celebrate Father’s Day »
4,500 miles from home, sailors of HMS Lancaster celebrate Father’s Day 2.5 weeks into her 6 month deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean. With many sailors missing their fathers at home, it was the...
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USS Germantown Gets Underway »
Forward-deployed Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), sailing as part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), departed June 17 for a patrol in the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)....
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HMAS Choules Takes Part in Exercise SEA Lion »
Exercise SEA LION 2013 got underway on June 10 as HMAS Choules slipped out to sea with a complement of more than 400 Army and Navy personnel onboard, and various pieces of equipment firmly secured on the vehicle...
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USA: Naval Base Kitsap Holds Change of Command Ceremony »
Navy Region Northwest held a change of command ceremony on Naval Base Kitsap at the Bremerton Gymnasium, June 14. Rear Adm. Mark Rich was relieved by Rear Adm. (select) Bette Bolivar. “Mark placed his priorities...
June 17 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: HII Lands Kimball Contract »
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Friday received a $76.8 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for Kimball (WMSL 756),...
Jun 17 2013 / No comment / Read More »Marine Hydraulics Wins USS McFaul Upgrade Gig »
Marine Hydraulics International, based in Norfolk, Va., has received a USD 9.1 million contract modification to exercise options for the accomplishment of the USS...
Jun 14 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: SAIC Bags DS Portfolio Related Contract »
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic to...
Jun 13 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: Lockheed Martin Snatches USD 19.2 Mln Aegis Deal »
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, based in Moorestown, New Jersey, has been assigned with a contract modification to exercise options for fiscal 2013...
Jun 12 2013 / No comment / Read More »UK: Final Section of HMS Queen Elizabeth to Head to Rosyth »
The BAE Systems built Aft Island of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier was loaded onto a sea-going barge on June 11 ahead of...
Jun 12 2013 / No comment / Read More »Singapore: NMD, ST Marine Pen Contract »
NMD has signed a contract with ST Marine in Singapore for the supply of equipment for eight (8) vessels beeing built for the Siingapore...
Jun 7 2013 / No comment / Read More »US Navy Names Multiple Ships »
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced yesterday the next three joint high speed vessels (JHSV) will be named USNS Yuma, USNS Bismarck and...
Jun 7 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: HII Delivers Submarine Minnesota Ahead of Schedule »
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division delivered the submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) to the U.S. Navy yesterday. The boat, the last...
Jun 7 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: GDEBW Inks Contract Worth Up to USD 2.8 Billion »
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a contract valued at $2.8 billion for the construction of four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers,...
Jun 5 2013 / No comment / Read More »USA: Raytheon Gets CVN 78 Dual Band Radar Contract Modification »
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems located in Tewksbury, Mass., has received a USD 23.7 million contract modification for the execution of Phase II CVN...
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