A Maltese-flagged tanker has reportedly been damaged by a mine while taking on crude on October 3 outside the Yemeni port of Bir Ali. MV Syra reportedly suffered significant damage, resulting in a oil spill. The Iranian Press News Agency (IP)…
HawkEye 360 Satellite System Tracked Chinese Activity near Galapagos
ARLINGTON, Va. — The recent concentration of Chinese fishing vessels in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, accused of fishing inside the Ecuadorean Economic Exclusion (EEZ) around the islands, was tracked by a commercial satellite…
GE to Provide LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power Pakistan Navy’s MILGEM Corvettes
EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine has signed a contract with STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik Ve Ticaret A.Ş.), Ankara, Turkey, to provide LM2500 marine gas turbines to power the Pakistan Navy’s new MILGEM multipurpose corvettes, GE announced in an Oct. 6 release. STM is…
Recruiters Concentrate Efforts, ‘Swarm’ in Key Markets
Sporting spectacles such as the Pro Bowl and Boston Marathon draw big crowds. Now they are also drawing swarms of U.S. Navy recruiters. Recruiters have always gravitated to where the potential applicants may be, to talk about Navy opportunities. Navy…
Bainbridge Answers Distress Call
GULF OF OMAN (NNS) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) responded to a distress call from the M/V Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman the morning of June 13. The Bainbridge received a call from…
House Armed Services Chairman Downplays Party Differences Over 2020 Defense Spending
The House Armed Services Committee chairman downplayed the partisan differences over the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization but said the “biggest threat” to adequate defense funding was the failure to reach agreement on lifting punishing spending caps. Although the chairman’s…
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home From 60-Day Deployment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC-620) returned home on May 19 following a 60-day patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Upon getting underway, Resolute patrolled…
Boeing Garners Second U.S. Navy Contract for F/A-18 Service Life Modification
ST. LOUIS — Boeing has received a one-year contract to continue modernizing the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 fleet under the Service Life Modification (SLM) program, the company said in a May 17 release. The $164 million contract for fiscal 2019, which…
Naval Research Lab Debuts Newly Acquired Aircraft for Airborne Research
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Navy’s premier science and technology research squadron, Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), unveiled on May 11 the UV-18 “Twin Otter” as the newest addition to the squadron’s fleet of aircraft…
Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic Finds Several Benefactors for C4ISR Help
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As head of expeditionary warfare at the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Kevin Charlow constantly is on the lookout for ways to share good results with as many potential users as possible. “We’re focused on trying…
