JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard demonstrated its commitment to the Bering Sea and Arctic region with deployments of national security cutters Bertholf and Kimball, and a U.S. Arctic patrol by icebreaker Healy, the Coast Guard 17th District said…
RE2 Robotics to Develop Underwater Autonomous System for U.S. Navy
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — RE2 Robotics has received a $9.5 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to create an underwater robotic system for the autonomous neutralization of underwater mines for the U.S. Navy, the company said in a Sept. 14 release. …
Essex Amphibious Ready Group Enters 5th Fleet AOR
ARABIAN SEA – Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), flagship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG), along with amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and embarked 11th Marine…
Navy Awards $500M Design Contract for Shipyard Modernization in Hawaii, Washington
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) awarded a $500-million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architecture-engineering contract Sept. 7 for structural and waterfront-related projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in Hawaii and…
The Navy’s Super Hornet Block III Takes to the Skies
St. LOUIS — The most advanced Super Hornet in history has completed its first flight, Boeing News Now said Sept. 10. Boeing test pilots Ty “Grouch” Frautschi and Sam “Splat” Platt last week lifted off from Boeing’s St. Louis flight…
Navy Establishes New Medal to Honor Fallen Civilians
WASHINGTON – Department of the Navy (DON) civilian employees who are killed or sustain serious injury through considerable personal sacrifice in the performance of their duties are now eligible to receive the Angela M. Houtz Medal for Fallen Civilians, said Mass…
GA-ASI Flies MQ-9 in the Canadian Arctic
SAN DIEGO — In a flight that originated from its Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) near Grand Forks, North Dakota, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a company-owned MQ-9A “Big Wing” configured unmanned aircraft system north through Canadian…
GA-EMS Receives Navy Qualification as an Approved Alteration Installation Team
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been approved as an Alteration Installation Team (AIT), a qualification that enables the Navy to contract with GA-EMS subject-matter experts capable of independently performing alterations and system installations onboard U.S. Navy ships during…
Coast Guard Continues to Support Hurricane Ida Recovery Efforts
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard continues to respond to impacts to the waterways and assess the environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana Sept. 9, post-Hurricane Ida, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a release. In partnership with the U.S. Army…
International Partners Collaborate to End Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
The 2021 Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Exchange was conducted virtually from Hawaii, with a focus on the global problem of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The event took place Sept. 8-9, and was moderated by retired Navy Capt. Larry Osborn,…
