Babcock Awarded Asset Availability Service Contract Continuing In-service Support to Phalanx CIWS
Babcock International, the Aerospace, Defence and Security Company, has been awarded a two year contract with the Ministry of Defence, for continuation of in-service support to the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS).
Phalanx CIWS is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20mm Gatling gun system and is the Royal Navy’s primary defence for ships against the threat of anti-ship missiles.
The c. £15m agreement will see Babcock continue in-service support to the system from specialised facilities at the Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth. Babcock is responsible for technical support, upgrades, maintenance and ensuring operational availability of the Weapons Systems to the Royal Navy fleet on an Asset Availability Service basis.
USS Porter conducts interoperability exercises with Ukrainian navy USS Porter conducts interoperability exercises with Ukrainian navy Tuesday, 02 February 2021 14:46
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), participated in Interoperability Exercises with Ukrainian Naval Forces in the Black Sea on Jan. 30, 2021. Off the coast of Ukraine, in the Black Sea, Porter, along with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO-203), operated with three Ukrainian Navy vessels; the Gurza-M-class UKRS Kostopol (P 180) and UKRS Nikopol (P 176), and the Island-class patrol boat UKRS Starobilsk (P 191), as well as a Ukrainian Navy MI-14 helicopter.
DDG 78 USS Porter (Picture source: Wikipedia)
Porter is on her 9th patrol of the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. The U.S. Navy routinely operates in the Black Sea consistent with international law, in
The COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term ramifications on the nation, from the deaths of more than 300,000 Americans to a massive spike in federal spending at least an additional $4 trillion. As a result, the world will look much different after this event and the U.S. Navy will face changes in how it operates in the future. The potential for smaller budgets and a shift in priorities will impact operations. One of the actions the Navy may be forced to consider will be a decreased forward presence and reduced deployments to lower costs.
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Japan government approves the construction of two AEGIS warships Japan government approves the construction of two AEGIS warships Sunday, 20 December 2020 16:05
According to news published by the Chinese press agency Xinhuanet on December 18, 2020, Japan government has approved the construction of two AEGIS vessels. The Aegis Combat System is an American integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA (Radio Corporation of America), and now produced by Lockheed Martin. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) sails through Pearl Harbor in commemoration of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is built around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar.