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News Highlights Samples U.S. Navy Awards MK15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon System Block 1B Upgrades TUCSON, Ariz. - Raytheon was awarded a not-to-exceed $220,509,647 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-07-C-5444 from the U.S. Navy for MK15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon System Block 1B upgr [...] Source Date: September 19, 2008 Drydock Construction Readies for Future Ship Work EVERETT, Wash. - ESY Co. has been awarded an $8,955,694 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction and installation of dry dock Caisson #3. The contractor shall construct, test [...] Source Date: September 19, 2008 Key Technology Readiness Level Achieved for U.S. Navy's Next-Gen Surface EW Initiative BALTIMORE - Northrop Grumman successfully established the required baseline for the U.S. Navy to begin the Systems Design and Development (SDD) phase of its next generation Surface Electronic Warfare [...] Source Date: September 18, 2008 America's First Littoral Combat Ship Powers Up MARINETTE, Wis. - March 17, 2008 -- The Unites States' first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), has successfully completed another testing milestone with the "light off" and test of the new warshi [...] Source Date: September 17, 2008 Russia Test Fires Bulava SLBM MOSCOW - Russia performed another test of its Bulava (SS.N-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) September 18. The missile was fired from the Dmitry Donskoi submarine at-sea near the Kamcha [...] Source Date: September 18, 2008 General Dynamics NASSCO Launches USNS Carl Brashear SAN DIEGO - General Dynamics NASSCO launched the U.S. Navy's newest resupply ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), during a christening ceremony. The ship is named in honor of Master Chief Petty Officer [...] Source Date: September 18, 2008 Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Nation's First Littoral Combat Ship to U.S. Navy MARINETTE, Wis. - The Lockheed Martin-led industry team delivered the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), to the U.S. Navy on September 18. The delivery milestone marks the Navy's pr [...] Source Date: September 18, 2008 Russian Naval Maneuvers Involve Aerial and Surface Targets NEWTOWN, Conn. - Russian naval units attached to its Pacific Fleet are involved in exercises in the Sea of Japan. The maneuvers include live fire drills. In one drill, the Russian cruiser Varyag suc [...] Source Date: September 18, 2008 Stiletto Demonstrator Ship Nabs Smugglers After High-Speed Chase SAN DIEGO - The United States Department of Defense's high-speed, shallow-draft Stiletto ship, designed and built by M Ship Co. LLC completed a successful 6,000-nautical-mile deployment on a drug inte [...] Source Date: September 16, 2008 Ammunition Ship USNS Flint T-AE 32 Readies for Overhaul PORTLAND, Oreg. - Cascade General has been awarded a $6,617,366 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Fleet Support Command for a regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command [...] Source Date: September 16, 2008 Russian Naval Shipyard to Refocus on Commercial Production ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - In a development that flies in the face of Russia defense-industry trends of the last five years, a major Russian naval shipyard is to focus the majority of its production on [...] Source Date: September 16, 2008 Navy Buys Engines for Cyclone Class Patrol Vessels HOUSTON - MAN Diesel LTD was awarded a $7,185,138 firm-fixed-price, definite-delivery/definite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for Valenta engines used on the Cyclone class patrol vessel. This co [...] Source Date: September 15, 2008 Service Craft Overhaul for Floating Drydock Upgraded for Submarines NORTH CHARLESON, S.C. - Detyens Shipyard, Inc. has been awarded a $34,881,277 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy for accomplishing the Service Craft Overhaul (SCO) of the Shippingport (ARDM [...] Source Date: September 15, 2008 Israel Performs Test of Barak Shipborne SAM TEL AVIV - Israel has test-fired a Barak shipborne surface-to-air missile (SAM). The missile was fired from the Hanit, a Sa-ar 5-class corvette. The Barak system is designed to protect surface warsh [...] Source Date: September 16, 2008 Navantia Lays Keel for Venezuelan Patrol Vessels CARACAS, Venezuela - The keel has been laid on the first four ocean-going patrol ships for Venezuela. The work is being done by Spanish shipyard Navantia. The patrol vessels will be used for coast [...] Source Date: September 15, 2008 Australian Defense Assets for Sale CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian Defence Forces are offering a number of military assets, currently held at the army's Bandiana storage facility in Victoria, for sale. These include 101 used Leop [...] Source Date: September 16, 2008 Russian Naval Officials Suggest Possible Mediterranean Base NEWTOWN, Conn. - An increase in regional tensions between Ukraine and Russia sparked by Russian actions in Georgia coupled with a looming fleet withdrawal deadline may see Russia establish a permanent [...] Source Date: September 16, 2008 U.S. Navy to Christen USNS Carl Brashear SAN DIEGO - The Navy will launch and christen dry cargo/ammunition ship the USNS Carl Brashear at a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony on Sept. 18, 2008. The christening ceremony for the newest ship in the Lewis an [...] Source Date: September 15, 2008 Thales Awarded Second Phase of Sonar Support Contract LONDON - Thales UK's naval business has agreed terms, worth £134 million (US$234.7 million), for the second phase of its 10-year contract with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the in [...] Source Date: September 15, 2008 U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command Contracts for Eight Watson Class Cargo Ships HOUSTON - Ocean Ships was awarded a $27,003,846 fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command for the operation and maintenance of the eight government-owned Watson class large, m [...] Source Date: September 12, 2008 Work Set for USS Emory S. Land AS-39 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Pacific Ship Repair and Fabrication was awarded a $9,037,065 delivery order from the U.S. Navy under multiple award contract MAC N4523A-07-D-0004 for the performance of rip-out, [...] Source Date: September 12, 2008 Drydock Design and Construction Finalized for U.S. Naval Station Pearl Harbor NAPA, Calif. - Nova Group, Inc. was awarded $25,540,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0012 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract N62742-04-D-1301 from the U.S. Navy for th [...] Source Date: September 11, 2008 Bath Iron Works Awarded Lead Yard Services on the DDG 51 class Aegis Destroyer Program BATH, Maine - The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, a $7.4 million contract to provide ongoing Lead Yard Services for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class AEGIS Destro [...] Source Date: September 11, 2008 Australia Looks to Increased Submarine Fleet? CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian Navy will place increased emphasis on its submarine fleet according to proposed defense plans under discussion in Canberra. The primary part of these proposals, t [...] Source Date: September 11, 2008 Northrop Grumman Awarded $5.1 Billion Contract for Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., -- Northrop Grumman received a $5.1 billion, 7-year cost plus incentive fee contract award for detail design and construction of the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) nuclear-powered aircraft [...] Source Date: September 10, 2008
New Data Show Growing Global Demand for Trained Merchant Mariners
WASHINGTON - Only months after graduation ceremonies were held on campuses across the United States of America, approximately 85 percent of 2008 graduates with merchant marine licenses from the United [...]
Source Date: August 17, 2008
OSI Geospatial Signs Australian Navy Contracts
OTTAWA, Ontario - OSI Geospatial Inc.'s International Systems Operations has signed contracts valued at approximately $1.1 million. Under the terms of these contracts, the company will provide navigat [...]
Source Date: September 4, 2008
U.S. Virginia Class Submarine Fires Tomahawk Missiles
ARLINGTON - The SSN-774 USS Virginia, the lead boat in a new class of attack submarines, fired its first Tomahawk cruise missile as part of its operational evaluation in the Gulf of Mexico. Three mis [...]
Source Date: September 5, 2008
NATO Claims No Buildup in Black Sea in Response to the Russia/Georgia Crisis
BRUSSELS - "There is no NATO buildup in the Black Sea," NATO spokesman James Appathurai said on a September 3 press briefing. "If the Russian Federation is looking for a pretext to take some unspecifi [...]
Source Date: September 3, 2008
U.S. Coast Guard Extends Arctic Presence
BARROW, Alaska - The U.S. Coast Guard is expanding Arctic operations to provide better security in a region of melting icecaps and increasing maritime activity. Two high-endurance cutters, the 378-fo [...]
Source Date: September 2, 2008
Piloto Pardo Patrol Boat Enters Chilean Service
VALPARAISO, Chile - Chile's newest patrol boat, the Piloto Pardo, entered service on September 1. The vessel is 80 meters long and weighs 1.728 tons. It was constructed at the Talcahuano ASMAR naval y [...]
Source Date: September 3, 2008
Lockheed Martin's First Aegis Open Architecture Weapon System Comes to Life
MOORESTOWN, N.J. - Lockheed Martin's new Aegis Open Architecture Weapon System came to life during the week of August 25 aboard the U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). The Aegi [...]
Source Date: September 2, 2008
Additional Funds Awarded for USS Hawaii Post Shakedown
GROTON, Conn. - General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp. was awarded an $18,500,000 modification to the previously awarded contract N00024-96-C-2100 from the U.S. Navy for the execution of the USS Hawaii [...]
Source Date: August 29, 2008
Bulava in Final Design Stage
MOSCOW - Russian officials say the Bulava (SS.N-30) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is in its final stage of development. The Bulava is a modified version of the Topol-M. This missile wi [...]
Source Date: September 1, 2008
Brazil to Sign Nuclear Submarine Contract with France
BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said his country will sign a deal with France for the construction of a nuclear submarine. A contract is expected to be signed by the end of [...]
Source Date: August 29, 2008
U.S. Navy Prepares for Littoral Combat Ship Commissioning
WASHINGTON - Following successful builder's trials and a detailed evaluation by the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), the Navy is prepared to accept its first Littoral combat Ship (LCS) [...]
Source Date: August 27, 2008
Ottawa May Purchase Conventional Supply Ships
WASHINGTON - The Canadian Navy may decide to purchase three conventional supply ships to replace its aging Protecteur class vessels, the CanWest News Service reports. The service had been planning to [...]
Source Date: August 29, 2008
Future Canadian Icebreaker Named
OTTAWA - Canada's future flagship icebreaker will carry the name of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, Ottawa's Conservative leader Stephen Harper announced last week. When completed in 2017, CC [...]
Source Date: August 29, 2008
Dry-Dock Selected Restricted Availability Readies for USS Simpson
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Atlantic Marine Mayport Inc. has been awarded a $9,772,647 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy for the Dry-Dock Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) of the USS Simpson [...]
Source Date: August 28, 2008
U.K. Royal Navy Prepares to Roll Out the Big Guns
LONDON - The Royal Navy has enlisted the help of industry to design and produce a powerful 155mm heavy gun to beef up its existing warships and the fleet's sleek and stealthy new Type 45 destroyers. [...]
Source Date: August 28, 2008
Raytheon Wins New Contract for Tactical Tomahawk
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Raytheon has won another contract for the Tactical Tomahawk cruise missile. This missile, also known as the BGM-109E Tomahawk Block IV, did not see action during the U.S. invasion of [...]
Source Date: August 27, 2008
Marine Engines Ordered for Landing Craft Air Cushion Service Life Extension Program
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Vericor Power Systems was awarded a $20,541,344 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy for the manufacture, testing and delivery of 16 ETF40B marine gas turbine engines for th [...]
Source Date: August 27, 2008
Navy Receives Newest Virginia Class Submarine
PORTSMOUTH - The Navy was scheduled to take delivery of its latest Virginia class submarine at a shipyard in Groton, Conn. The New Hampshire (SSN 778) is being delivered eight months ahead of schedul [...]
Source Date: August 28, 2008
USS Green Bay LPD 20 Passes U.S. Navy Acceptance Trials
TEWKSBURY, Mass. - Raytheon announced satisfactory system performance onboard the USS Green Bay (LPD 20), as it completed its acceptance trials. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is the total [...]
Source Date: August 27, 2008
Russia's New SLBM Still Not Ready
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Russia is working on a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) - the Bulava-M (SS.N-30). This missile is based on the Topol-M (SS-27 Sickle) land-based intercontinental ballistic [...]
Source Date: August 27, 2008
Mechanical Failure Delays USS San Antonio Maiden Voyage
NORFOLK - The USS San Antonio (LPD-17) experienced a mechanical failure that prevented the ship from embarking on its first deployment. The amphibious transport dock was supposed to leave on August 2 [...]
Source Date: August 26, 2008
Todd Shipyards to Overhaul Aircraft Carriers
SEATTLE -- Todd Shipyards wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy to provide long-term overhaul and maintenance to the Nimitz [...]
Source Date: August 26, 2008
Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Systems for Royal Australian Navy's New Amphibious Ships
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by Tenix Pty Limited of Melbourne, Australia, to supply integrated navigation systems for two new, large amphibious assa [...]
Source Date: August 25, 2008
U.S. Navy Maritime Embedded GPS Adapter (MEGA) to Be Developed
SPRINGFIELD, Va. -The U.S. Navy awarded Cornet Technology, Inc a contract to develop next generation Maritime Embedded Global Positioning System Adapters (MEGA) for the U.S. Navy, SPAWAR Systems Cente [...]
Source Date: August 26, 2008
Ultralife Corporation to Manage USAF BCS-M Subsystem
NEWARK, N.Y. - Ultralife Corp. received an order valued at approximately $7 million to produce, manage and support the Communication Switch Subsystem for the U.S. Air Force Battle Control System-Mobil [...]
Source Date: August 26, 2008
U.S. Navy Requires Use of TineLok in LCAC Naval Transport Vehicle
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - Permanent Technologies' TineLok Vibration-Proof Fastening System will be specified for use by United States Navy's on their Hovercraft, the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC). New spe [...]
Source Date: August 25, 2008
Iran Arms Indigenous Submarine with Locally Built Missiles, Torpedoes
TEHRAN - Iran claims it is building a new mid-size diesel-electric submarine that will carry locally designed missiles and torpedoes. The first submarine in this calss is called the Qaaem. Iran clai [...]
Source Date: August 25, 2008
Ottawa Delays Shipbuilding Programs
NEWTOWN, Conn. - The Canadian Navy is shelving an effort to replace two aging supply ships, but states that the program remains a top priority for the government. Ottawa's 1960s-era supply ship HMCS [...]
Source Date: August 26, 2008
U.S. Navy Attacks Projected Sub Shortfall
WASHINGTON - Vice Adm. Jay Donnelly, commander of the U.S. Navy's submarine forces, has said that the Navy should be able to stave off a projected submarine shortfall with a series a mitigation measur [...]
Source Date: August 25, 2008
U.S. Navy Investigators Degrade LPD 18 Capabilities
WASHINGTON - A recent report by the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (InSurv) has revealed serious capability limitations with the San Diego-based amphibious transport dock New Orleans (LPD [...]
Source Date: August 25, 2008

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