WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard completed the “Holistic Study and Analysis for Recruiting and Retention of Underrepresented Minorities” (URM) as part of its commitment to create and retain a more inclusive workforce, the service’s headquarters said in an Aug. 11 release. …
Coast Guard Orders 4 More Fast Response Cutters from Bollinger Shipyards
LOCKPORT, La. — The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option to award Bollinger Shipyards LLC four additional Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), the company announced in an Aug. 10 release. This announcement brings the total number of FRCs…
U.S. Navy’s First TH-73A ‘Thrasher’ Arrives at NAS Whiting Field
MILTON, Fla. The first operational TH-73A “Thrasher” training helicopter landed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Aug. 6, the Navy said in a release. The helicopter will be assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 5 and will…
Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Performs First Flight
RENTON, Wash. — The first of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway performed its first flight Aug. 9, the company said in a release. The aircraft took off at 10:03 a.m. Pacific time and flew for 2 hours, 24…
Navy E-6B Program Office Purchases RAF E-3D for E-6B Trainer Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) purchased a retired Royal Air Force E-3D for $15 million that will be used as an E-6B Mercury pilot training aircraft, the Naval Air Systems Command…
HII Awarded $273 Million Navy Aircraft Carrier, Surface Ship Maintenance Contract
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Technical Solutions division announced Aug. 10 it has been awarded a five-year contract with a total value of $273 million to support the U.S. Navy’s carrier engineering maintenance assist team, surface engineering maintenance…
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Successfully Completes Trials for U.S. NAVY
FAIRFAX, Va. — Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates successfully showcased the Camcopter S-100 unmanned aircraft system combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) sensor to the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research, Schiebel said in an Aug. 9 release. In a combined demonstration sponsored…
While Useful Tools, Unmanned Systems Don’t Equal Presence in Arctic, Coast Guard Adviser Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Unmanned systems may be a solution for handling dirty, dull or dangerous tasks in the Arctic, but they’re no substitute for a U.S. flagged ship when it comes establishing presence in the Far North, a Coast Guard…
Del Toro Confirmed 78th Secretary of the Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Carlos Del Toro as the 78th secretary of the Navy, the Defense Department said in an Aug. 7 release. Below is a statement from Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on the…
CVN Ford Conducts Final Explosive Event, Completing Full Ship Shock Trials
WASHINGTON, D.C.— USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 8, marking the completion of the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST), the Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers Public…
