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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Swiftships delivers two patrol boats to Iraqi Navy
Navy

Swiftships delivers two patrol boats to Iraqi Navy

The Iraqi Navy has taken delivery of a further two 35m Coastal Patrol Craft built by Swiftships Shipbuilders (NAVDEX Stand 207) as part of a planned 15-ship

February 22, 2011
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Two Iranian Navy Ships Enter Suez Canal – Canal Authority Official
Defense

Two Iranian Navy Ships Enter Suez Canal – Canal Authority Official

CAIRO (AFP)–Two Iranian naval ships entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday, a canal source said, en route to Syria on a purported training mission that Israel

February 22, 2011
Total Views: 49

U.S. Forces Respond to Gunfire Aboard S/V Quest
Defense

U.S. Forces Respond to Gunfire Aboard S/V Quest

From Central Command Public Affairs TAMPA, Fla. (NNS) — At approximately 1 a.m. EST today, while negotiations were ongoing to secure the release of four

February 22, 2011
Total Views: 47

Thursday, February 17, 2011
Defense

MARAD Awards Contracts for $77 Million to Crew and Maintain National Defense Reserve Fleet Ships

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced contracts totaling $77 million for three U.S. maritime firms to operate 10 National

February 17, 2011
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Royal Navy frees hostages from pirate mother ship
Defense

Royal Navy frees hostages from pirate mother ship

A request for assistance from the South Korean merchant vessel Yong Jin in the Indian Ocean on 10th February led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship HMS

February 16, 2011
Total Views: 111

Navy announces $141.4 billion budget in FY12
Defense

Navy announces $141.4 billion budget in FY12

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephen Murphy, Defense Media Activity-Anacostia WASHINGTON (NNS) — Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for

February 16, 2011
Total Views: 47

Monday, February 14, 2011
Military Sealift Command completes annual resupply mission to Antarctica
Defense

Military Sealift Command completes annual resupply mission to Antarctica

Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV BBC Ems departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 13 after delivering more than 84,000 square feet of

February 14, 2011
Total Views: 50

Shipyard Photos: Royal Navy’s ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ under construction
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Shipyard Photos: Royal Navy’s ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ under construction

Pictured here is construction of the first of the two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, as workers at BAE Systems’ Govan

February 14, 2011
Total Views: 153

Saturday, February 12, 2011
Swiftships Logo
Navy

Swiftships & US Navy Ignore Current Events Announcing Deal With Egypt

Swiftships Shipbuilders of Morgan City, La., is being awarded a $20,221,529 modification to previously awarded contract  for the detail, design and

February 12, 2011
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Defense

NAVSEA Chief Engineer Speaks to Midshipmen

From Naval Academy Public Affairs Chief engineer and deputy commander for Naval Systems Engineering at Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., Rear Adm.

February 11, 2011
Total Views: 105

Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Tanker hijacked off Yemen
Defense

Tanker hijacked off Yemen

EUNAVFOR has reported that in the early hours of 8 February, the Oil Tanker MV SAVINA CAYLYN was pirated approximately 670 nautical miles East of Socotra

February 8, 2011
Total Views: 52

Thursday, February 3, 2011
Weekly Piracy and Maritime Crime Update – 27 Jan – 2 Feb
Maritime Security

Weekly Piracy and Maritime Crime Update – 27 Jan – 2 Feb

Weekly Piracy and Maritime Crime Update – 27 Jan – 2 Feb Courtesy of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Maritime OPINTEL Report, 3 February 2011

February 3, 2011
Total Views: 94

USS Cape St. George Assists Iranian Mariners
Defense

USS Cape St. George Assists Iranian Mariners

From USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group Public Affairs Office USS CAPE ST. GEORGE, Arabian Gulf (NNS) — Guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71)

February 3, 2011
Total Views: 39

Severodvinsk - New Russian Attack Sub
Navy

Severodvinsk Attack Sub – Russians Launch First Of A New Class

After near 20 years of construction, the first of Russia’s 4th generation multi-purpose submarine will sail out in the White Sea in May. The submarine,

February 3, 2011
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Defense

VT Halter Marine Lays Keel for T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship for U.S. Navy

VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today held a keel laying ceremony for T-AGS 66 USNS Maury, which is

February 1, 2011
Total Views: 38

Friday, January 28, 2011
Draw… SWORDS! CPO Cutlass Desginated An Official Uniform Item
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Draw… SWORDS! CPO Cutlass Desginated An Official Uniform Item

The US Navy announced yesterday a uniform change authorizing the Chief Petty Officer cutlass as an official (although optional) uniform item. Designed to be

January 28, 2011
Total Views: 636

Thursday, January 27, 2011
Top U.S. Navy Officer says new, more intense, techniques need to fight piracy off Somalia
Defense

Top U.S. Navy Officer says new, more intense, techniques need to fight piracy off Somalia

By Cheryl Pellerin, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (NNS) — Pirates off the coast of Somalia are using bigger vessels to extend their criminal

January 27, 2011
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, January 26, 2011
“Real Genius” – the Navy version.
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“Real Genius” – the Navy version.

The Navy appears to be another step closer in developing a new class of super-weapon, one that promises to significantly change the naval battlespace of the

January 26, 2011
Total Views: 114

Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) Completes Successful “Super Trial”
Defense

Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) Completes Successful “Super Trial”

The Northrop Grumman-built Aegis guided missile destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) sails the Gulf of Mexico during sea trials last week. Source: Northrop

January 26, 2011
Total Views: 141

Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Military Sealift Command welcomes new Executive Director
Defense

Military Sealift Command welcomes new Executive Director

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command welcomed its new executive director John Thackrah Jan. 24. Thackrah – a member of the Senior Executive

January 25, 2011
Total Views: 87