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Friday, November 28, 2014
Russian Warships Enter English Channel
Defense

Russian Warships Enter English Channel

A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel on Friday but a NATO official dismissed a Russian media report that they were there to conduct

November 28, 2014
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
USCGC William Trump
Engineering News

Bollinger Delivers William Trump to US Coast Guard

Bollinger Shipyards delivered the 11th Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard today named WILLIAM TRUMP.

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 145

France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships
Defense

France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships

France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where

November 25, 2014
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Maritime News

Austal USA Cited for Health and Safety Violations at Mobile Shipyard

Austal USA has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor officials and may have to pay more than $40,000 in penalties related to 12 safety and health

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 73

hmas toowoomba heroin bust
Defense

Australian Frigate Intercepts Huge Stash of Heroin

While supporting Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) off the coast of east Africa, Australia’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba discovered 388 kgs of

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 46

Friday, November 14, 2014
U.S. Navy Deploys First Laser Weapon in Persian Gulf
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U.S. Navy Deploys First Laser Weapon in Persian Gulf

The U.S. Navy has deployed on a command ship in the Persian Gulf its first laser weapon capable of destroying a

November 14, 2014
Total Views: 77

Thursday, November 6, 2014
Indian Navy Ship Sinks; One Dead, Four Still Missing
Navy

Indian Navy Ship Sinks; One Dead, Four Still Missing

An auxiliary ship belonging to the Indian Navy sank off of the east coast of India on Thursday, killing at least one sailor and leaving four still missing.

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Video: USS Abraham Lincoln Refloated at Newport News
Maritime News

Video: USS Abraham Lincoln Refloated at Newport News

With the assistance of tugboats, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was relaunched into the James River this week following more

November 5, 2014
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Engineering News

CNO Expresses Concern Over U.S. Navy’s Shipbuilding Industrial Base

“There’s some likelihood we’ll lose a builder,” commented Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 20

U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video
Navy

U.S. Navy Lands First F-35 Fighter Jet Aboard Aircraft Carrier – Video

The U.S. Navy made aviation history Monday when an F-35C fighter jet made its first-ever arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier at sea off the coast of

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 90

Sea Power – Bringing Balance to the Force
Blog

Sea Power – Bringing Balance to the Force

It shouldn’t surprise any of us that combat at sea is the focus of the United States

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 17

Friday, October 31, 2014
Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)
Navy

Watch: Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches 10th Amphibious Transport Dock – John P. Murtha (LPD 26)

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the company’s 10th amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD

October 31, 2014
Total Views: 26

Thursday, October 30, 2014
hms argyll royal navy
Defense

Royal Navy Makes Major Drug Bust Off Bermuda

The British Royal Navy reports that HMS Argyll, a Type 23 frigate, has seized $15M (10M Pounds) worth of cocaine from a drug smuggling yacht off the coast of

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 25

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Navy

World’s Largest Naval Exercise Kicks Off in Persian Gulf

Being called the world’s largest naval exercise, this year’s International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) has just kicked off in the Persian Gulf.

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 46

Monday, October 27, 2014
Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities
Defense

Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities

The U.S. Navy was off Camp Pendleton, California last week testing out its newfound seabasing and ship-to-shore capabilities with Military Sealift

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 1175

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
U.S. Needs New Heavy Icebreaker to “Assure Access” to the Arctic
Defense

U.S. Needs New Heavy Icebreaker to “Assure Access” to the Arctic

The United States needs billions of dollars of new equipment including ice-breaking ships, better satellite service and fiber-optic networks as it prepares

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Sweden’s Submarine Whodunit Brings Cold War Back to Baltic Sea
Defense

Sweden’s Submarine Whodunit Brings Cold War Back to Baltic Sea

Is it a submarine? Is it Russian? And what’s it doing off the coast of

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 26

Monday, October 20, 2014
Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]
News

Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people after their yacht began taking on water north of Dungeness Spit, near Sequim, Washington, on

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 235

Sweden Hunts Mystery Foreign Submarine Spotted In Its Waters
Defense

Sweden Hunts Mystery Foreign Submarine Spotted In Its Waters

Sweden said it’s responding to a new security situation and won’t tolerate breaches as the navy tries to confirm whether an underwater vessel steered by a

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Ebola Fight: Royal Navy Medical Ship Deployed to West Africa
Maritime News

Ebola Fight: Royal Navy Medical Ship Deployed to West Africa

The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its efforts in the fight against Ebola with the deployment of troops, equipment and a medical ship to West Africa as

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 71
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