Pirate Attacks on the Rise off Somalia
MANAMA, Bahrain: Pirate activity has increased recently off the coast of Somalia with four attempted attacks occurring on motor vessels ...
Tag: US navy
Navy Transfers UNREP Oiler to Chilean Navy
WASHINGTON: Ex-Andrew J. Higgins (T-AO 190) departed Suisun Bay, Calif., Sept. 24 and is in tow to Atlantic Marine Alabama ...
Riverines Stand Ready to Roll on Iraq’s Waterways
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq: The Navy's Riverine Squadron 2, a Vietnam-era security patrol brought back after 9/11, is securing ...
Raytheon to Supply Targeting Pods to Swiss Air Force
MCKINNEY, Texas: Raytheon Company has received a $42 million Foreign Military Sales award from the U.S. Navy to provide 14 ...
Harpoon III Loss a Blow to US Market Position
NEWTOWN, Conn: A tight budget and other problems have prompted the U.S. Navy to drop plans to purchase the Harpoon ...
Littoral Combat Ship Down Select Announced
The Navy announced today it will down select between the two Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) designs in fiscal 2010. The ...
First of Its Kind Surveillance System Guards LHA-5 Sailors
SAN DIEGO: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) became the first ship in the Navy to implement the amphibious low-light surveillance system ...
New Chain Gun Installation Aboard USS Ingraham
EVERETT, Washington: USS Ingraham (FFG 61), of Destroyer Squadron 9 welcomed a new addition in July with the installation of ...
Critical Mine Countermeasure Capabilities Delivered to US Navy
TEWKSBURY: Raytheon Company has delivered the next-generation AN/AQS-20A Minehunting Sonar and AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization System to the U.S. Navy. ...
US 5th Fleet Executes Maritime Strategy
MANAMA, Bahrain: In the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility, more than 24,000 Sailors are operating on the ground and ...
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