Monthly Archives: June 2012

Sea Trials Start Of Indian Navy’s Aircraft Carrier

Sea Trials Start Of Indian Navy’s Aircraft Carrier By Keith Henderson at June 19, 2012 07:57  Filed Under: General, Navy News Sea trials have commenced with the Indian Navy’s new aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya after a major refurbishment costing $ 2.3 billion at the Sevmash Shipyard, Russia. Originally laid down in 1978 at the Nikolayev South Shipyard in Ukraine as Baku, aContinue reading “Sea Trials Start Of Indian Navy’s Aircraft Carrier”

Navy Brings Vital Fuel Supplies to Northern Cook Islands

Navy Brings Vital Fuel Supplies to Northern Cook Islands Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 4:27 pm Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force 19 June 2012 Navy Brings Vital Fuel Supplies to Northern Cook Islands The New Zealand Navy’s replenishment tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR has just finished providing approximately 70,000 litres of diesel fuel to the Cook IslandsContinue reading “Navy Brings Vital Fuel Supplies to Northern Cook Islands”

Splice the mainbrace

Queen tells Navy to splice the mainbrace following Jubilee efforts News Queen tells Navy to splice the mainbrace following Jubilee efforts 19 June 2012 THE Queen today praised the men and women of the Navy for their Diamond Jubilee efforts – and ordered the monarchy’s age-old thank-you to the Senior Service: splice the mainbrace. TheContinue reading “Splice the mainbrace”

HMAS Choules – Navy’s new ship defective already

Navy’s new ship defective already 16:40 AEST Mon Jun 18 2012 Facebook 0 Email Share 0 Also on INCURABLEJack Osbourne gets bad newsBABY NO.5Princess Mary expecting again More national news: Fairfax printers to meet unions on Tuesday Paramedics to rally against HSU Victorians to get water overcharge refund Beehives poisoned along NSW south coast QldContinue reading “HMAS Choules – Navy’s new ship defective already”

Britain to announce £1bn nuclear submarine reactor deal

Britain to announce £1bn nuclear submarine reactor deal A one billion pound ($1.57 billion, 1.24 billion euro) contract to build reactors for Britain’s next generation nuclear submarines is set to be announced this week, a report said on Sunday. A Royal Navy handout photo of HMS Vanguard. A one billion pound contract to build reactorsContinue reading “Britain to announce £1bn nuclear submarine reactor deal”