US Navy, Raytheon Test Upgraded Tomahawk Block IV

1 Naval Today >> The industry’s seaborne news provider by Naval Today  /  2h  //  keep unread  //  hide  // preview USS STERETT FIRING TOMAHAWK MISSILES (2010) Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy have successfully tested communications advancements to the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile. During a Feb. 19 flight test, a Raytheon-built Tomahawk Block IV missile, launched from the USS Sterett, flew aContinue reading “US Navy, Raytheon Test Upgraded Tomahawk Block IV”

UK: Multi-Million RFA Fort Victoria’s Refit Begins

2 Naval Today >> The industry’s seaborne news provider by Naval Today  /  1h  //  keep unread  //  hide  // preview Cammell Laird welcomes RFA Fort Victoria for ÂŁ47m refit (attach picture 1 L-R Cammell Laird Project Director Spencer Atkinson and the RFA’s Captain Nick Fox aboard Victoria, other shots of Victoria at CL and at sea)   BIRKENHEAD (Liverpool City Region UNITED KINGDOM)Continue reading “UK: Multi-Million RFA Fort Victoria’s Refit Begins”

HMCS Toronto Returns Home after Almost a Year at Sea

Naval Today >> The industry’s seaborne news provider by Naval Today  /  1h  //  keep unread  //  hide  // preview HMCS TORONTO AT SEA The crew of Canadian Navy’s ship (HMCS) Toronto arrived home in Halifax on Thursday, February 27, reuniting with family and friends after more than seven months deployed in the Arabian Sea. This represents one of the longest naval deploymentsContinue reading “HMCS Toronto Returns Home after Almost a Year at Sea”

USS Denver Leaves Okinawa

Naval Today >> The industry’s seaborne news provider by Naval Today  /  1h  //  keep unread  //  hide  // preview USS DENVER LPD 9 The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) departed Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 27 after embarking Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).   Denver and the 31st MEU, which consists of ground command, air andContinue reading “USS Denver Leaves Okinawa”

RAN – 100 years of submarines

Published on 28 February 2014 by Ms Natalie Staples (author) E-class submarine, HMA Submarine AE1 at sea. A hundred years ago today, the very first submarines were commissioned into service in the Royal Australian Navy. Submarines AE1 (Lieutenant Commander T.E. Besant RN) and AE2 (Lieutenant Commander H.H Stoker RN) were built by Vickers Ltd, and commissioned into service with the Royal Australian NavyContinue reading “RAN – 100 years of submarines”