Terma has delivered radar, command control systems for the Danish Navy’s new fleet of frigates that are now preparing for operation.Denmark’s three new frigates in the Iver Huitfeldt-class, Iver Huitfeldt (F361), Peter Willemoes (F362),…
Navy investigation reports chaos on bridge of USS Essex last spring, leading to collision with oiler Yukon.The Essex skipper’s failure to properly lead his junior bridge watch team caused what could have been an “avoidable” collision, according…
HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has opened a 65,000-square-foot facility for large module submarine construction.Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has opened a new, 65,000-square-foot facility…
The US Navy's Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) sets up a high-powered board to oversee introduction of LCS vessels into the Fleet.The council is to be made up of four Navy vice admirals to oversee continued fleet testing and introduction of littoral combat ship (LCS) sea frames…
Russian Carrier 'Admiral Kuznetsov' returns to service after modernization at Murmansk branch of JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center. History of the shipThe carrier (project name was Sovetsky Soyuz) was laid down at Chernomorsky Shipyard in Nikolayev on Sept 1…
Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for final delivery of eighth Landing Craft Tank (LCT) vessel built by Anadolu Shipyard (ADK) completed satisfactorily.The eighth vessel (TCG Ç-158) LCT will be ready to be delivered on August 29th 2012, having completed its Sea Acceptance Test…
'USS Miami', heavily damaged by an arsonist in May, will cost US$450 to fix, put back into service.The figure is about $50 million higher than the initial repair estimates, and the service admits it could change as much as an additional $45 million…
UK House of Lords Select Committee states naval 'Operation Atalanta' has turned the tide on Somali pirates but should extend.The House of Lords EU Committee for External Affairs has praised the success of Operation Atalanta in curbing piracy off the Somali coast…
Noblis to provide technical, engineering, & program management support services to the Naval Sea Systems Command.Noblis, Inc., a leading nonprofit science, technology, and strategy organization that helps clients solve complex scientific…
Guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) renders medical assistance to Panamanian-flagged, bulk carrier M/V Belde.Winston S. Churchill responded to a distress call following a cargo-handling accident aboard Belde. The…
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit consisting of destroyer 'Admiral Panteleyev', oiler 'Boris Butoma', and rescue tug 'Fotiy Krylov' continue exercises. The Russian ships had been taking part in RIMPAC-2012 off the Hawaii islands.The ships…
New report Added in ResearchMoz Reports Database – 'The Global Naval Vessels MRO [Maintenance, Repair, Operation] Market 2012-2022'.This report is the result of ICD Research / Strategic Defence Intelligence's extensive market and company research covering the global naval vessels MRO industry…
The latest design of the Royal Navy's Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS), the next generation of warships, has been unveiled.The Ministry of Defence has released images showing the basic specification of the T26 GCS, which is a significant milestone in the development of this programme…
Head of Naval Surface Forces says officials looking closely at Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) manning in order to alleviate crew exhaustion.Recent disclosure of a closely held Navy study of LCS operations, indicated among the many issues identified…
A team of Royal Navy aviators rescue an injured man from his yacht 70 miles offshore UK coast in Sea State 8 & a 40-foot (12m) swell.The duty crew of 771 Naval Air Squadron, based at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Helston, Cornwall…