Austal today welcomed a high profile defence delegation, including the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defence, to its Western Australian facility. The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, the UK Secretary of State for Defence, was accompanied by Australia’s Minister for Defence, the Hon Stephen Smith, MP; Australia’s Chief of Defence Force, General David Hurley, [...]
Official commissioning ceremony of Russian nuclear-powered submarine SSN Nerpa (INS Chakra) leased to Indian Navy will be held on Apr 4, said a source in Indian defense ministry. Russia officially handed over the submarine to India in Jan 2012. According to the contract, Nerpa will serve in Indian Navy for 10 years. The contract costs [...]
Governor of Omsk region Leonid Polezhayev on March 12 met with Valery Savon, commanding officer of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Omsk. The submariner told the regional governor about service of the sub’s crew at Pacific Fleet while SSBN Omsk passes modernization. Recall that the Omsk regional government took SSBN Omsk under patronage in 2001. [...]
Former crew members of the Historic Ship USS Nautilus (SSN 571) offered their reflections of serving aboard the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine in advance of the 58th anniversary of its launching Jan. 21. Former submariner Al Charette served aboard Nautilus in 1957 as a first class sonarman. “Not only the first nuclear powered submarine [...]
![Russia: Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine Performs Bulava Salvo Launch]()
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Yury Dolgoruky on Friday Dec 23 carried out last in 2011 test salvo launch of two SLBM Bulava missiles from the White Sea, reports RIA Novosti referring to spokesman for Russian defense ministry Col Igor Konashenkov. “The salvo launch was performed from underwater position in the White Sea against [...]
![USA: Huntington Ingalls Secures Contract for Nuclear Powered Submarines]()
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $8,673,842 cost-plus-fixed-fee level of effort contract for planning and design yard functions for standard Navy valves in support of nuclear powered submarines. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $47,225,548. Work will be performed in Newport [...]
![USC, Russian Defense Ministry Agree on Prices for Nuclear Powered Submarines]()
United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and Russian defense ministry have finally agreed on prices for nuclear-powered submarines (Project 885 Yasen and Project 955 Borei), reports RIA Novosti referring to a source in Ministry of Trade and Industry. The last non-concluded state defense contract in 2011 was signed on Nov 1 at the meeting headed by [...]
![Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Returns to Yokosuka, Japan]()
After 74 days at sea and logging more than 25,000 nautical miles across the western Pacific, the Navy’s only full-time, forward-deployed, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to its forward-operating port of Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 25. While underway, George Washington conducted training, participated in exercises and represented the U.S. by hosting [...]
![Radiation Leak Occurred in Chinese Nuclear-Powered Submarine]()
Radiation leak occurred in nuclear-powered submarine moored in Dalian, northeast China on July 29, reports information portal referring to a source in People’s Liberation Army of China. Beijing has not given official confirmation so far. The accident happened during installation of new electronic equipment in one of the sub’s compartments. Chinese military blocked the accident [...]
![America’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Comes Home]()
The Norfolk-based aircraft carrier Enterprise will return home this week from a six-month deployment to the Middle East, the Navy said… By Corinne Reilly (hamptonroads) Source: hamptonroads, July 11, 2011;
