U.S. Naval Forces Central Command hosted the sixth Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium (MIPS), May 13-15, which brings together industry professionals, security personnel, and maritime corporations, with regional and coalition partners every 18 months. MIPS is a three-day event, and had more than 130 attendees from countries throughout the region and from around the globe. MIPS [...]
IMO has pledged its support to assist in the implementation of a new Code of Conduct concerning the prevention and repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in west and central Africa, which has been adopted at a Ministerial meeting in Cotonou, Benin. The Code is expected to be opened for [...]
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The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMS Severn is in London until November 4th, helping to play a central part in the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day launch. HMS Severn provided the backdrop on October 31 for London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, to start this year’s poppy day with the sale of the first poppy on [...]
![Russia: Central Naval Museum Cannot Afford Proper Service for Cruiser Avrora]()
Staff of the Central Naval Museum cannot provide proper service for cruiser Avrora which in the nearest future may lead to destruction of the… (rusnavy) Source: Russian Navy, September 17, 2012
The Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau (Almaz CMDB) took part and presented its latest projects at The international exhibition of Army and Naval weapons DEFEXPO INDIA-2012 as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation joint exposition. The Almaz CMDB presented its featured models of a Project 20382 Tiger corvette, a Project 12300 Scorpion missile-artillery boat, a [...]
Conference of the Russian Maritime Heritage Association was held on March 30 in the new building of Central Naval Museum. The association was established in 2009 and incorporated soul-mates in the area of preservation, research, and popularization of Russia’s maritime heritage. Representatives of 44 marine-related organizations from 5 regions discussed issues of maritime heritage preservation. [...]
Rubin Central Design Bureau is ready to offer Indian Navy non-nuclear submarine Amur-1650 armed with either Club or BrahMos missile systems, said the bureau’s deputy director for foreign economic activity Andrei Baranov at the Defexpo India 2012 exhibition, reports ITAR-TASS. “So far, Indian partners have not raised the question as to integrate BrahMos missile system [...]
The commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Gulf, March 19-20. During his visit, Vice Adm. Mark Fox met with leadership from Abraham Lincoln, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9. He also [...]
![US Navy Receives Central Atmosphere Monitoring System IIA from Hamilton Sundstrand]()
In a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by U.S. Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano and other government officials on Jan. 12, Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation dedicated its new state-of-the art lean manufacturing line for the next generation Central Atmosphere Monitoring System, designated the CAMS IIA. Hamilton Sundstrand recently delivered its first CAMS IIA production system to the [...]
![Russia: Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering Tests Air-Independent Powerplant]()
Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering conducts testbed trials of air-independent powerplant with electrochemical generator for non-nuclear submarines, reported RIA Novosti referring to the bureau’s Director General Andrei Diachkov. As of today, all Russian conventional subs are powered by diesel electric propulsion plants, but Russian Navy command plans to shift to submarines with [...]
