two offshore support vessels for Iraqi Navy.
Pentagon Contract Announcement
RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames, LLC, Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a $70,140,000 firm-fixed-price letter contract for the detail, design, and construction of two offshore support vessels and associated equipment and services for the Iraqi Navy.
This contract involves Foreign Military Sales to Iraq.
Work will be performed in Houma, La., and is expected to be completed by December 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $47.6 million will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
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By: Mpacha - 14th June 2011 at 08:25
Time to start a new thread folks!
By: Fedaykin - 13th June 2011 at 18:43
We did try and flog a couple of Type 45 to Saudi Arabia but they didn’t bite.
I think it was along the lines of seven and eight going to them which would of helped fund nine and ten going to the RN allowing a force of eight.
By: Tango III - 13th June 2011 at 17:42
By: Stan hyd - 13th June 2011 at 17:16
Saudi Destroyer
Saudi Arabia Muling BMD – Capable destroyer
Can I get BAE to sell them this – with a follow on order for the RN for our own SAMPSON version. Bringing down the cost of another 2 for us?
By: Tango III - 10th June 2011 at 19:18
By: haavarla - 9th June 2011 at 19:44
Maybe not exactly fresh news..
Pomor 2011 exercise was a success.
By: bgnewf - 8th June 2011 at 16:25
The BBC is reporting that the head of the General Staff of the PLA is in fact confirming for the first time what we all have unofficially known for a long time, that the work being done on her is to bring the ex-Varyag into PLAN service as its first Aircraft Carrier.
By: TR1 - 8th June 2011 at 10:42
http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=95929&cid=24
India and Russia have settled all questions about Admiral Gorshkov.
By: Tango III - 7th June 2011 at 15:01
By: Tango III - 2nd June 2011 at 19:26
By: Wanshan - 1st June 2011 at 22:24
we can agree on that then. and that is the old MLP design the new one uses a off the shelf design but the ship pretty much pulls along side a LMSR and the vehicles onboard are offloaded to that then sent ashore by JHSV, LCAC,s and landing barges, or foreign allied craft. Lets also hope they get worthy names too.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/The-US-Navys-Mobile-Landing-Platform-Ships-06525/
By: Arabella-Cox - 1st June 2011 at 00:33
we can agree on that then. and that is the old MLP design the new one uses a off the shelf design but the ship pretty much pulls along side a LMSR and the vehicles onboard are offloaded to that then sent ashore by JHSV, LCAC,s and landing barges, or foreign allied craft. Lets also hope they get worthy names too.
By: Al. - 31st May 2011 at 19:57
besides I’m certain there is someone you would loath if the royal navy was going to name a ship for
Yup. Anyone from the Royal Family. I put this one down as an unwinnable fight myself 🙂 Luckily serving in the RN one isn’t required to take the same oath to the aristocracy that the pongoes (and by extension the crabfats) do.
Anyhoo the MLP ship looks interesting. Not sure I fully understand its role, but interesting.
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st May 2011 at 17:31
Yeah. A nation based on the dream of freedom, a chance to make a better life away from the biases, descrimination and repression of other nations. Breaking free of big landowners. A dream of being able to work hard and better onself. Why would that nation want to honour a man who helped workers stand up for their rights? That’d be insane. Especially if he was from an immigrant family. Immigration in the USA, bonkers.
the man hated illegal immigrants and his time in the navy, did little to stop union violence. not exactly someone you should name a ship for. besides I’m certain there is someone you would loath if the royal navy was going to name a ship for
By: Al. - 31st May 2011 at 11:28
but alot in the US naval communities are still upset about the USNS Ceaser Chavez. ITs not like it is political pandering or anything….
Yeah. A nation based on the dream of freedom, a chance to make a better life away from the biases, descrimination and repression of other nations. Breaking free of big landowners. A dream of being able to work hard and better onself. Why would that nation want to honour a man who helped workers stand up for their rights? That’d be insane. Especially if he was from an immigrant family. Immigration in the USA, bonkers.
By: Arabella-Cox - 30th May 2011 at 20:23
well its not like there was already a USS JFK, oh wait there was, sorry but alot in the US naval communities are still upset about the USNS Ceaser Chavez. ITs not like it is political pandering or anything….
Besides look at some of my posts on shipbucket, warships1 or even here and you will see I wasn’t thrilled with CVN-77 or 78 names either, besides I would have no problem with another FDR its just this democrat is extremely overrated.
By: swerve - 30th May 2011 at 14:14
Do you really think that’s something worth polluting a thread about worldwide naval news on a British internet forum with? I suggest you remove it. It’s inappropriate.
BTW, there are six aircraft carriers named after republican presidents, & only four named after democrats, including two presidents. It’d be more appropriate (though still out of place here) to complain about shrines to members of the US republican party.
By: Arabella-Cox - 30th May 2011 at 06:53
another USS Kennedy… not as bad as USNS Cheasr Chavez but there are more important names in us naval history that are being ignored for another shrine to the US democrats.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/05/navy-next-carrier-to-be-named-for-president-kennedy-052911w/
By: Wanshan - 29th May 2011 at 15:37
The U.S. Navy ordered the first two Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ships.
Interesting concept
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