New Delhi, Jan 20 – Demonstrating its capabilities and operational readiness, the Indian Navy will this year display on its tableau at the Republic Day parade the Kolkata-class stealth guided missile destroyer INS Chennai as well as indigenously-made Scorpene submarines. At a time when China’s aggressive postures in the South China Sea, and the presence of its naval ships and submarines in the Indian Ocean have raised concerns, the Indian Navy’s tableau represents its commitment towards guarding India’s strategic and economic interests.
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Detyens Wins Medgar Evers Overhaul Contract
Detyens Shipyards Inc. said it was awarded a $13.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry-docking of U.S. Navy’ Military Sealift Command cargo ship USNS Medgar Evers .
Secret WWI telegram holds lessons for today, historians say
In a secret telegram a century ago, Germany tried to get Mexico to join its side during World War I by offering it territory in the United States. Britain intercepted, deciphered and shared the “Zimmermann Telegram.”
Kerry’s stop in Vietnam is emotional peak of final trip
It could have been 1969 again as Secretary of State John Kerry stood on the bow of the small boat chugging up the Bay Hap River on Saturday, the wind billowing his sleeves and his eyes darting left and right toward banks shrouded in dark foliage. As a young Navy lieutenant,Mr. Kerry commanded a Swift boat along this stretch of churning brown waters in the middle of a free-fire zone.
Trump team struggles for cohesion on tougher China policy
The incoming U.S. administration’s tough talk against China has set the stage for showdowns on everything from security to trade and cyberspace, but contradictory signals are sowing uncertainty over how far President-elect Donald Trump is prepared to go in confronting Beijing. Highlighting the contested South China Sea as a potential flashpoint, Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson threw out an explosive challenge to Beijing on Wednesday by calling for it be denied access to artificial islands it is building in the strategic waterway.
The Internet on the Peninsula :Options for Broadband
Blue Hill resident and past Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Director Butler Smythe will present current options and realistic growth areas for Broadband Capacity on the Blue Hill Peninsula at the Blue Hill Public Library on Thursday January 26th at 7:00 PM. He will discuss how Internet service affects selling a house; working and recreating from home; and establishing scalable business opportunities in the area.
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region. China says it was routine combat drills, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning’s battle group in the Western Pacific and into the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing flexing its muscles.
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
In this undated file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China. China says it was routine combat drills, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning’s battle group in the Western Pacific and into the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing’s flexing its muscles.
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
In this undated file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China. China says it was routine combat drills, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning’s battle group in the Western Pacific and into the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing’s flexing its muscles.
Chief of Naval Personnel Visits Sailors in Hawaii and San Diego
This week, the Navy’s top personnel officer is visiting Sailors in Hawaii and San Diego to discuss Sailor 2025 and some of the Navy’s other personnel initiatives. While in Hawaii, Vice Adm.
Passing of Pierces leaves large void in Tyngsboro
Even six decades into their marriage, the games were more competitive than their friends could believe. Neither liked to lose.
Royal Navy ship on patrol off Northumberland coast
The rare appearance of a Royal Navy patrol ship off Berwick pier caught early risers by surprise on Sunday morning. HMS Severn is the second River-class built by Vosper Thornycroft at their Woolston yard.
Thursday’s Morning Email: House GOP Pushes To Undo Obama’s Legacy
While President Barack Obama visited Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to fight to protect the Affordable Care Act, president-elect Donald Trump fired off a series of tweets about the ACA that seemed to indicate he would not be a fan of an immediate repeal. And the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing this morning on “foreign cyberthreats to the United States.”
Strike group deployed to tension-fraught Pacific region
The USS Carl Vinson is bound for the tension-fraught Western Pacific. The San Diego-based carrier and its strike group of helicopters, fighter jets and ships – including the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and the destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer – were due to depart Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Thursday and Friday, a Navy statement said.
Strike group deployed to tension-fraught Pacific region
The USS Carl Vinson is bound for the tension-fraught Western Pacific. The San Diego-based carrier and its strike group of helicopters, fighter jets and ships – including the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and the destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer – were due to depart Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Thursday and Friday, a Navy statement said.
Ex-POW from Hillary Clinton campaign ads dies
Joel Sollender, a Jewish World War II veteran and former prisoner of war, who appeared in an ad on behalf of Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, September, 2016. Joel Sollender, a World War II prisoner of war who appeared in television ads for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, has died.
People love tragedy and other top Heraldnet stories of 2016
A glance at our top read HeraldNet stories of 2016 reveals what many already know to be true, or at least believed it to be so. People are drawn to tragedy – death, destruction, loss – but there are definitely some outliers worth mentioning .
No apology for horror of Pearl Harbor
The leaders of Japan and the United States sought to remind the world that even the most bitter enemies can become allies, during a historic pilgrimage to the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor. Seventy-five years after Japan’s surprise attack, Abe and President Barack Obama peered down Tuesday at the rusting wreckage of the USS Arizona, clearly visible in the tranquil, teal water.
Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Gabrielle Giffords
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gabby Giffords waves to a crowd in front of the littoral combat ship, USS Gabrielle Giffords , named for her. Giffords was on the stage as Dr. Jill Biden christened the ship at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala.
At Pearl Harbor, US and Japan seek absolution from the war
In a historic pilgrimage, the leaders of Japan and the United States took to the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor on Tuesday to prove that even the bitterest enemies can become allies. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not apologize, but conceded Japan “must never repeat the horrors of war again.”
Navy to commission USS Giffords in ’17
MOBILE, Ala. A naval program that has become a target for critics is preparing to commission the USS Gabrielle Giffords, named for the U.S. politician who survived an assassination attempt in 2011.
Japana s Abe offers a everlasting condolencesa at Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii >> Under a warm Oahu sun, with the tranquil, teal waters of Pearl Harbor behind them, former enemies came together Tuesday to acknowledge the tremendous loss caused by the Japanese attack on U.S. military installations in Hawaii 75 years ago. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama made a historic pilgrimage to the site where the devastating surprise attack sent America marching into World War II.
Obama, Japana s Abe to seek reconciliation at Pearl Harbor
Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, the leaders of the United States and Japan are coming together at Pearl Harbor for a historic pilgrimage to the site where the bloodshed of the surprise attacks drew America into World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit Tuesday with President Barack Obama is powerful proof that the former enemies have transcended the recriminatory impulses that weighed down relations after the war, Japan’s government has said.
Japanese prime minister lays wreaths at Hawaii cemeteries
Abe will visit Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday, becoming the first leader of Japan to vis… . The plane of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies over Air Force One at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Honolulu.
Japanese prime minister will be first to visit Pearl Harbor memorial in Hawaii
Abe arrived Monday for the historic visit. He will be the first Japanese prime minister to visit the memorial that honors sailors and Marines killed in the 1941 attack.
The Latest: Japan Prime Minister visits Ehime Maru memorial
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a memorial to those who died when a U.S. Navy submarine collided with a Japanese fishing vessel 15 years ago. Shinzo visited the Ehime Maru Memorial in Honolulu on Monday.
Boeing Sends Sub-Hunters to Norway
Earlier this year, Boeing Defense head Leanne Caret laid out a plan to refocus Boeing’s efforts away from fighter jet production, and toward the sale of auxiliary aircraft such as transports and surveillance and maritime patrol aircraft. Earlier this year, we told you about Boeing’s big $3.2 billion sale of nine P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Great Britain.
Families send love to relatives serving in military for holidays
Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec / Suzanne Gati sets up her son’s favorite Christmas nutcracker figures at her home on Thursday. “I miss him to death,” said Gati of Duncansville, whose son, Peter, 23, is an Air Force airman motivated by the events of 9/11.
NRL Completes First Flight Of UAV With Custom Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s chemistry and tactical electronic warfare divisions completed the first flight of the Ion Tiger unmanned air vehicle with a new hydrogen-powered fuel cell built in-house. The NRL team designed and built a custom fuel cell system capable of up to 5,000 watts, using formed metal-foil bipolar plates, which saved space and weight.
Kansas farm groups say Trump presidency is a mixed bag
U.S. farmers taking a wait and see attitude on president-Elect Trump’s stands on agriculture. They hope for a less aggressive push on regulations but express over trade and international relastions.
McCain blasts Navy warships in report on Pentagon waste
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is blasting the Navy’s expensive new warships that have been plagued by engine problems and have yet to demonstrate key warfighting functions. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a Navy fighter pilot in the Vietnam War, said the $12.4 billion spent for 26 littoral combat ships is the most egregious example of what he calls “America’s Most Wasted: Indefensible,” the latest in a series of reports on wasteful spending by the Pentagon.
Australia and France insist on secrecy of new sub design
The Australian and French defense ministers say they are giving top priority to concealing design details of a new Australian submarine after data was leaked from French shipbuilder DCNS about a submarine built for India. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Monday that the mutual concerns of France and Australia to avoid a repeat of such a leak were addressed in an agreement on protecting classified information signed in Paris last week.
China says it will give drone back, but Trump says a keep ita
In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy Visual News Service, the USNS Bowditch, a T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, sails in open water. The USNS Bowditch, a civilian U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship, was recovering two drones on Thursday when a Chinese navy ship approached and sent out a small boat that took one of the drones, said Navy Capt.
Trump says US should let China keep the drone
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday on Twitter the United States should let China keep the U.S. Navy’s unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea. “We should tell China that we don’t want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!” Trump tweeted a few hours after the U.S. military announced it had reached an understanding with China for the return of the underwater glider.
Trump Mocks at China
US President-elect Donald Trump got plenty of attention — but not the kind he was looking for — after a tweet today calling out China for its seizure of an unmanned US naval probe. “China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters — rips it out of water and takes it to China in unpresidented act,” the real estate magnate wrote on his favorite platform.
The Latest: US cites ‘understanding’ for glider’s return
The U.S. military says that through “direct engagement” with the Chinese, it’s “secured an understanding” that China’s navy will return an underwater glider seized in the South China Sea. Peter Cook, a spokesman for U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, says in a statement that the U.S. had registered its objection to what the U.S. is calling an “unlawful seizure” of the unmanned submerged device in international waters.
China says it seized US Navy drone to ensure safety of ships
In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy Visual News Service, the USNS Bowditch, a T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, sails in open water. The USNS Bowditch, a civilian U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship, was recovering two drones on Thursday when a Chinese navy ship approached and sent out a small boat that took one of the drones, said Navy Capt.
Filling IA billets a top priority for the Navy
As the Navy transitions individual augmentee duty into the job-assignment process, some sailors may find their only option for their next duty station is downrange, sailors were told Thursday at the Navy’s Career Management Symposium here. “Over the next five to seven months, [global war on terrorism support assignments] are our first priority until they get filled up,” said Command Master Chief Kenneth Ellenburg, aviation team command master chief liaison for the Navy Personnel Command’s Center for Personal and Professional Development in Millington, Tenn.