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Spain Will Port US Ships to Support NATO Missile Defense
Spain’s agreement to port U.S. ships at Naval Station Rota on the Atlantic coast will forge a deeper bilateral security relationship between the two nations and support NATO’s missile defense system, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said here today. Late in the afternoon on the first of two days of meetings among NATO defense ministers, [...]
The Global Naval Vessels and Surface Combatants Market 2011-2021
This report offers detailed analysis of the global Naval Vessels and Surface Combatants market over the next ten years, and provides extensive market size forecasts by country and sub sector. It covers the key technological and market trends in the Naval Vessels and Surface Combatants market. It further lays out an analysis of the factors [...]
Effortless sailing with fluid flow cloak
Duke engineers have already shown that they can “cloak” light and sound, making objects invisible – now, they have demonstrated the theoretical ability to significantly increase the efficiency of ships by tricking the surrounding water into staying still. “Ships expend a great deal of energy pushing the water around them out of the way as [...]
Navy Tests Unmanned Water Craft to Protect Ships In Harbor
The Navy recently finished testing a souped-up personal water craft that could become a cost-effective way for the service to keep ships and sailors safe in ports. The 10-foot-long “Blackfish” recently underwent tests by the Office of Naval Research, spokesman Peter Vietti said. The prototype was developed by defense company QinetiQ and consists of a [...]
Pentagon Struggles to Keep Ships Sailing, Planes Flying As Budget Cuts Loom
The U.S. military faces a readiness crisis. A recent Congressional hearing generated headlines about the Navy’s surface fleet falling into disrepair. But that was news four years ago. Across all the services, long-standing readiness problems are worsening; breakdowns are happening more frequently. Several years ago, an Air Force F-15C literally broke in half during flight. [...]
Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2012 Shipbuilding Plan
Since 2006, CBO has performed an independent analysis of the Navy’s annual long-term shipbuilding plan at the request of the House Armed Services Committee. The latest in that series, a CBO report released today summarizes the ship inventory goals and purchases described in the Navy’s 2012 plan and assesses their implications for the Navy’s funding [...]
NATO sends ships to Libya, mulls no-fly zone
NATO agreed Thursday to send more ships towards Libya’s coast but put off any decision on imposing a no-fly zone against the regime, saying it needed a clear legal mandate for military action. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the allied naval ships would bolster surveillance of Libya and monitor an arms embargo, amid [...]
Iranian navy ships enter Suez Canal
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 regards as a provocation. “The two ships entered the Canal on Tuesday at around 5:45 am (0335 GMT), the official said. A normal journey through the stretch takes between 12 [...]
BAE Develops Non-Lethal Laser to Defend Against Pirate Attacks
BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated a prototype device that will serve as an effective non-lethal deterrent against pirate attacks on commercial vessels such as oil tankers and container ships. Piracy worldwide is on the rise according to reports from the ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB), with 430 attacks worldwide reported last year, up from 406 [...]
