Welcome to MSW’s Scuttlebutt! Here’s the news for the day.
Feature - Kuznetsov and Sovremenny
MSW Crewmember Louis Carabott takes us for a flight over the Kuznetsov and Sovremenny as they operate together at sea. Enjoy.
Feature - Soviet guided missile cruiser Kalinin
Sailing out of the Murmansk fog comes the Soviet guided missile cruiser Kalinin brought to you by Kostas Katseas (angeleyes). Enjoy.
ST Engineering's Marine Arm Scores S$108m Logistics Management Contract from the Republic of Singapore Navy
Source: ST Engineering
SINGAPORE --- ST Engineering announced today that its marine arm, ST Marine, has been awarded a S$108m contract by The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) for the logistics management of the RSN's warehouses at its Changi and Tuas Naval Bases.
The six-year contract commenced on 1 October 2009, with an option for another six years.
With this contract, ST Marine has grown its scope of support services to include supporting the RSN with a host of logistics management services, purchasing, materials inspection/quality control, as well as warehouse and fuel farms management. In the area of warehouse and fuel farms management, ST Marine is supported by ST Synthesis, the integrated services arm of ST Engineering.
Since its inception, ST Marine has been a strategic partner to the RSN for its newbuilding, repair, refit and maintenance requirements. Progressively, over the years, ST Marine has also worked alongside the RSN's combat technicians in the naval bases under an integrated maintenance work team concept. This allows ST Marine to proactively develop solutions for the RSN's evolving needs. Earlier this year, ST Marine started to provide submarine support and rescue services to the RSN.
"ST Marine is very honoured to be awarded this contract by the RSN. The contract reflects a solid partnership that is growing in tandem with changing needs. We will strive to give our fullest support to RSN's evolving needs in its 3rd Generation transformation, building upon the trust and strategic partnership we have developed over the years," said CHANG Cheow Teck, President, ST Marine.
This contract is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year.
ST Marine (Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd) is the marine arm of ST Engineering, provides turnkey building, repair and conversion services for a wide spectrum of naval and commercial vessels. In shipbuilding, it has the proven capabilities to provide turnkey solutions from concept definition to detailed design, construction, on-board system installation and integration, testing, commissioning to through-life support. It has also established a track record in providing high engineering content shiprepair and ship conversion services for a worldwide clientele.
ST Engineering (Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd) is an integrated engineering group providing solutions and services in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors. Headquartered in Singapore, the Group reported revenues of $5.34b in FY2008 and has more than 20,000 employees worldwide, and over 100 subsidiaries and associated companies in 24 countries and 42 cities.
Update On Air Warfare Destroyer Project
Source: Australian Department of Defence
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, announced today that Australia’s $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project was progressing well and would commence hull construction in the next few months.
During a visit to Adelaide to inspect the progress of the project, Mr Combet said that work had now begun on fabricating what is known as a ‘pilot block’ at ASC’s shipyard in Adelaide. This followed the successful testing of the steel plate cutting capabilities of the South Australian company Ferrocut.
The AWDs are being constructed using the block method, with 30 per cent of the blocks being made at ASC in Adelaide and 70 per cent at BAE Systems in Victoria and at Forgacs in NSW.
Similar fabrication of blocks will commence in November at BAE’s facilities in Williamstown, Victoria and December at the Forgac’s facilities in Newcastle, NSW.
“Successful completion of pilot blocks is a key step in the move to full-scale production of the three AWDs and demonstrates that the project is successfully moving from the design to construction phase,” Mr Combet said.
Mr Combet also said today Australian companies were continuing to demonstrate their ability to win work on the AWD project.
The AWD Alliance has recently signed six contracts worth approximately $18 million with Australian companies for the supply of a wide range of services and equipment for the three Air Warfare Destroyers.
“Scientific Management Associates has won a contract initially worth $13 million to supply a range of integrated logistic support services to the project. This is crucial work which will ensure the highly sophisticated AWDs are well supported to meet the Navy’s operational requirements.”
Mr Combet said five South Australian companies had also recently won work on the AWD project.
“Ottoway Engineering, based in Adelaide, has won a contract potentially worth up to $3.7 million and United Fasteners, Priority Engineering Services, Century Products and Whyalla Fabrications have also won work on the AWD project to provide a range of materials and services,” he said.
The AWD Alliance has also signed a $12 million contract with Eurotorp for the provision of the torpedo launch system for the three ships.
The AWD Alliance is made up of the DMO, ASC as the shipbuilder and Raytheon Australia as the Combat System Systems Engineer. The first ship is scheduled for delivery in 2014.
Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Successfully Completes First Catapult Launch Tests
Source: Northrop Grumman
BETHPAGE, N.Y. --- In preparation for its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), Northrop Grumman's first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye test aircraft, known as Delta One, has successfully completed its first land-based catapult launch tests - a required phase of testing prior to fleet introduction.
Both E-2D System Development and Demonstration (SDD) aircraft, Delta One and Delta Two, are currently undergoing shore-based carrier suitability testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., conducted by the U.S. Navy's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20 (VX-20).
"Since transitioning to NAS Pax River from our East Coast Aircraft Manufacturing and Flight Test Center in St. Augustine, Fla., earlier this year, both E-2D SDD aircraft have been performing well," said Jim Culmo, Northrop Grumman vice president of Airborne Early Warning and Battle Management Command and Control Programs. "This latest milestone brings us that much closer to delivering this state-of-the-art airborne early warning capability to the U.S. Navy and demonstrates the tireless commitment and dedication of the joint Advanced Hawkeye team to successfully meeting, or exceeding, all program milestones."
Prior to joining the carrier fleet, all naval aviation aircraft undergo carrier suitability testing. The bulk of this testing involves catapult and arrested landing structural tests, as well as the interoperability between the aircraft and the carrier.
In the cockpit for the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye catapult test were Northrop Grumman Flight Test Pilot Les Ryan, and Dan Carrigg, Wyle flight test pilot. "There is nothing more exhilarating than being 'shot' off the deck of a carrier at more than 100 miles per hour," said Ryan. "This phase of testing is critical to ensure that the aircraft can structurally handle the rigors of carrier operations. We completed multiple launches and, during each one, Delta One performed as expected -- with no noted anomalies."
Introduced in 2007, and built on the E-2's strong legacy of providing world-class airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) capability for more than 45 years, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the sixth generation of the E-2. While its external appearance is similar to the E-2C, the internal systems of the Advanced Hawkeye have been completely redesigned and the capabilities vastly expanded. With its newly developed, more powerful AN/APY-9 Electronic Scan Array (ESA) radar, the E-2D will provide the warfighter with the expanded battlespace and situational awareness required for today's and tomorrow's missions.
Under a $408 million contract awarded in July 2007, Northrop Grumman is producing three E-2D pilot production aircraft which are on-track for delivery to the U.S. Navy in 2010. Following the successful completion of a Milestone C review, a $432 million contract, awarded in June, kicked off Low-Rate Initial Production. The Navy's Program of Record is for 75 total E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
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This Day in U.S. Naval History
1864 - Lt. William Cushing sinks Confederate ram Albemarle with a spar torpedo attached to the bow of his launch.
1922 - Navy League of the United States sponsors first annual celebration of Navy Day to focus public attention on the importance of the U.S. Navy. That date was selected because it was Theodore Roosevelt's birthday.
1943 - First women Marines report for duty on the West Coast, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1944 - Fast Carrier Task Forces attack Japanese shipping and installations in Visayas and northern Luzon.
1967 - Operation Coronado VIII begins in Rung Sat Zone.
Photo of the Day
The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) arrives to refuel the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) during a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX).
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