LONDON — HMS Queen Elizabeth assumed the role of fleet flagship as the Royal Navy moves closer to deploying the world’s most technologically advanced carrier strike group, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said in a Jan. 29 release. Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Jerry…
Coast Guard Transfers 2 Suspected Smugglers, $8.5M in Seized Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutters Mohawk and Charles David Jr. transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and $8.5 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast Guard Base San Juan Jan. 28, following the interdiction…
Sea Dragon Exercise Tests ASW Skills for Maritime Patrol Aircraft Crews
Maritime Patrol aircraft and crews from five partner nations gathered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to participate in Sea Dragon 2021 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise. The exercise wrapped up Jan 27. The Sea Dragon series of exercises are…
General Dynamics Receives $43.2M Contract for Columbia/Dreadnought-Class SSBN Fire Control Systems
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The U.S. Navy recently awarded a contract modification to General Dynamics Mission Systems that includes a broad scope of work for the Columbia and Dreadnought ballistic-missile submarine class to support development, production, and installation requirements. This $43.2…
U.S. Coast Guard, Russian Border Guard Patrolled Maritime Boundary Line
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew and a Russian aircraft crew patrolled the Bering Sea maritime boundary line between Russia and the United States in mid-January, the Coast Guard 17th District said in a Jan. 27…
MBDA and Rheinmetall Win Contract for Naval High-Energy Laser System
SCHROBENHAUSEN/ DUSSELDORF, Germany – Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded ARGE consortium — consisting of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH — a contract to fabricate, integrate and support testing of a…
Q&A: Rear Adm. John Korka, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
Rear Adm. John Korka, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), is the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) and chief of Civil Engineers. He leads NAVFAC’s CEC officers, civilians and contractors who serve as engineers, architects, contract specialists and technical…
Leonardo DRS Awarded Navy Contract for Technical Insertion of Surface Fleet Combat Management Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS Inc. has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to supply critical system hardware and full life-cycle support for Aegis and Ship Self-Defense System Combat Management Systems, the company announced in a Jan. 27 release….
Coast Guard, Border Patrol Seize $1.9 million in Cocaine; Apprehend 2 Smugglers
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard aircrew combined efforts with U.S. Border Patrol agents during a drug smuggling event Jan. 23 that resulted in the seizure of 157 pounds (71 Kilos) of cocaine and the arrest of two suspected…
U.S., Swedish Naval Leaders: Total Defense Requires a Maritime-Aware Society
ARLINGTON, Va. — Senior officers in the U.S. and Royal Swedish navies said that even with modern systems, maritime defense is enhanced by a maritime-aware society. Security is a function of a whole-of-society approach. Speaking Jan. 26 in an American…
