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Navy Moves to Meet Information Age Challenges
WASHINGTON: The Navy is merging its information technology, intelligence and communications operations into one organization to better address Information Age challenges, including threats to computer networks, the Navy’s top officer said here Oct. 2. “If we as a Navy are to remain dominant in this Information Age or Cyber Age, or whatever moniker you choose [...]
Navy Enhances T-Hawk Micro UAV
PATUXENT RIVER, Md: The Navy has decided for full fielding of the T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle after incorporating several improvements to the system. Full fielding signifies that all system capability improvements have been tested, evaluated, and proven to be operationally suitable and logistically supportable. NAVAIR’s Navy and Marine Corps Small and Tactical Unmanned Air Systems [...]
Russian Navy Ends First Stage Of Nerpa Sub Trials In Far East
Khabarovsk, Russia: The first stage of new sea trials of Russia’s Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which was damaged in a fatal accident in previous tests, has been successfully completed, the Amur shipyard said on Monday. The vessel resumed sea trials on July 10 in the Sea of Japan following extensive repairs. “The first set of [...]
More Sea King Helicopters Delivered to Argentine Navy
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER: A second pair of former U.S. Navy UH-3H Sea King helicopters were delivered to the Argentine Navy June 26 in Puerto Belgrano, Argentina. NAVAIR’s Tactical Airlift, Adversary and Support Programs office, PMA-207, here, has the lead on managing the Argentine Navy H-3 Sea King program. “The delivery of aircraft [...]
1,000th Vertical Launch Anti-submarine Rocket Missile Produced
WASHINGTON: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recognized the 1,000th vertical launch anti-submarine rocket (VLA) (ASROC) missile produced June 30 during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Inc., in Akron, Ohio. The VLA ASROC is a missile designed to deliver either aMk46 Mod 5A(SW) or a new MK 54 torpedo to an entry point in [...]
Navy Working Uniform Now Authorized Off Base
WASHINGTON: The Navy Working Uniform (NWU) is now authorized for wear off-base, during routine stops and at eating establishments during the prescribed workday. In NAVADMIN 188/09, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Gary Roughead, expanded the occasion for wear policy, which has been in place for six months. Roughead consistently stated that the possibility for [...]
Russia sends another warship to fight piracy
VLADIVOSTOK: Russia’s Pacific Fleet will send a new task force led by a missile destroyer with two helicopters to the Gulf of Aden on June 29, a fleet spokesman said on Friday. “A task force, comprising the Admiral Tributs destroyer, the Boris Butoma tanker and the MB-99 salvage tug, will head to the Gulf of [...]
Ukraine military says Sea Breeze-2009 exercise called off
KIEV: There will be no Sea Breeze naval exercises with NATO forces in Ukraine’s Crimea this summer, a source in the Ukrainian Navy command said on Monday. A military exercise with the participation of foreign troops requires parliamentary permission, but the Ukrainian parliament has refused to even consider the matter. The source said the U.S. [...]
USS Ohio Crew Readies for Multimission Deployment
SILVERDALE, Wash.: With a major maintenance period completed, the men of the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) (Blue) crew are ready to take their boat, June 9, and head back out to sea later this month. Ohio class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) provide the Navy with an unprecedented combination of strike and special operation mission [...]
