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Monday, July 1, 2013
westpac express
Defense

U.S. Navy Extends Charter of Austal Catamaran, WestPac Express

The charter of the Austal high speed vessel WestPac Express has been extended for a further six months by the United States Navy’s Military Sealift

July 1, 2013
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Friday, June 28, 2013
$745 Million to ‘Inactivate’ USS Enterprise
Navy

$745 Million to ‘Inactivate’ USS Enterprise

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced this week that the company has been awarded a contract for the inactivation of the nuclear-powered aircraft

June 28, 2013
Total Views: 146

Military Sealift Command Ship Assists Vessel in Distress
Navy

Military Sealift Command Ship Assists Vessel in Distress

Mariners aboard USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) rendered assistance to a commercial vessel in distress while underway in the Indian Ocean, June

June 28, 2013
Total Views: 120

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Austal USA Lays Keel for Eighth LCS for U.S. Navy
Navy

Austal USA Lays Keel for Eighth LCS for U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy and Austal USA on Wednesday held a keel laying ceremony for the future USS Montgomery, the U.S. Navy's eighth littoral combat ship

June 26, 2013
Total Views: 47

WATCH: Missiles Simultaneously Strike Multiple Fast Attack Craft on Single Fire
Blog

WATCH: Missiles Simultaneously Strike Multiple Fast Attack Craft on Single Fire

A surface-to-surface missile that can simultaneously destroy multiple "fast attack craft" with a single button push? I can think of one use for

June 26, 2013
Total Views: 103

Thursday, June 13, 2013
USS Nimitz Suffers Electrical Fire at Sea
Navy

USS Nimitz Suffers Electrical Fire at Sea

A fire broke out aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz while underway in the Indian Ocean on June 7, the U.S. Navy said

June 13, 2013
Total Views: 254

Monday, June 10, 2013
Submarine Grave Discovery Propels New York Explorers’ Movie Bid
Navy

Submarine Grave Discovery Propels New York Explorers’ Movie Bid

Two years after Tim Taylor and Christine Dennison put up $750,000 to find and document the R-12, and 70 years after the vessel sank, the two explorers are

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 97

Friday, June 7, 2013
Russian Navy Ship
Navy

Russia Boosts Mediterranean Naval Presence

(Reuters) Russia has deployed a naval unit to the Mediterranean Sea, it said on Thursday, a move President Vladimir Putin said was to defend Russian security

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 31

Thursday, June 6, 2013
Moment of Impact: Norwegian Navy’s Target Practice With Long-Range Missile [VIDEO]
Blog

Moment of Impact: Norwegian Navy’s Target Practice With Long-Range Missile [VIDEO]

Here is a video showing the explosive moment the Norwegian navy blew up one of its own ships to test out their latest long-range

June 6, 2013
Total Views: 709

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
LCS Program Will Face Congress Following ‘Concerning’ GAO Study, U.S. Lawmaker Says
Navy

LCS Program Will Face Congress Following ‘Concerning’ GAO Study, U.S. Lawmaker Says

Congress will take a close look at the Pentagon’s $34 billion Littoral Combat Ship program and may consider restrictions on the Navy’s $2 billion

June 4, 2013
Total Views: 56

Sunday, June 2, 2013
Flag of China.
Navy

U.S. and Japan Seek to Prevent Sea Clashes With China

(Bloomberg) The U.S. and Japan called for increased dialogue with China to prevent miscalculations in waterways vital to world trade as territorial

June 2, 2013
Total Views: 34

Friday, May 31, 2013
Collision Off Galveston Leaves Ships Bruised But Not Battered
Incidents

Collision Off Galveston Leaves Ships Bruised But Not Battered

A collision Thursday between a tanker and bulk carrier off the coast of Galveston caused damage to both ships, but no injuries or pollution have been

May 31, 2013
Total Views: 66

Congressional Watchdog Advises Slowing Spending on Littoral Combat Ship
Defense

Congressional Watchdog Advises Slowing Spending on Littoral Combat Ship

(Bloomberg) — Congress should consider slowing funding for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship because the Pentagon is buying vessels faster than it

May 31, 2013
Total Views: 24

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!
Navy

Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!

Is this photo not every kids fantasy…? This is a landing craft, air cushion vessel – let’s be real… it’s a hovercraft –

May 30, 2013
Total Views: 97

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Press Releases

Bollinger Delivers Sixth Fast Response Cutter to the USCG

LOCKPORT, La., Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the PAUL CLARK, the sixth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
lng carrier us navy 5th fleet escort piracy
Multimedia

SPOTD – LNG Carrier Escorted by Combined Task Force 521

(May 21, 2013) – Combined Task Force 521 conducts convoy escort operations with a large natural gas tanker during International Mine Countermeasures

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 54

US Navy Freedom Class LCS
Navy

House Panel Backs U.S. Navy Plan Calling for 4 More LCS’ Next Year

A House defense panel has agreed with the U.S. Navy’s request to buy four additional Littoral Combat Ships in the fiscal year starting Oct.

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 22

Monday, May 20, 2013
kulluk aground
News

Kulluk Hearing Kicks Off in Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday is kicking off its formal marine casualty investigation hearing into the December 31 grounding of Shell's Kulluk drilling rig on

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 79

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Unmanned X-47B Completes First Carrier-Based Launch [PHOTOS]
Blog

Unmanned X-47B Completes First Carrier-Based Launch [PHOTOS]

While not many of us were noticing, the U.S. Navy was off the coast of Virginia on Tuesday, changing the game of naval aviation forever.

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 85

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
First Mobile Landing Platform Delivered to U.S. Navy – USNS MONTFORD POINT
Interesting

First Mobile Landing Platform Delivered to U.S. Navy – USNS MONTFORD POINT

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday accepted delivery of the first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), from General Dynamics-NASSCO in San Diego,

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 291