HOUSTON — KBR has been awarded a $75 million recompete contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central to enhance infrastructure at multiple bases in Djibouti, Africa, the company said in a release. Under this five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, KBR will provide…
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca to End 33-year Homeport Tenure in Boston
BOSTON — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca departed Coast Guard Base Boston on Sept. 2, en route to their new homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. After 33 years homeported…
NATO’s Mine Countermeasures Group is on the move
Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) is on the move, participating in exercise Dynamic Move 20-2. Even though the exercise had fewer participants this year in order to reduce risk in the training rooms,…
EMCORE Awarded IMU Contract by Raytheon for Navy’s Mk54 Torpedo Program
ALHAMBRA, Calif. — EMCORE Corp. has been awarded a contract by Raytheon Technologies valued at $3.6 million to deliver SDI500 IMUs (Inertial Measurement Units) for the MK 54 lightweight torpedo program, the company said in an Aug. 31 release. The units are…
E-2C Crash Only 3rd Loss of Type in Two Decades
ARLINGTON, Va. — The crash of a U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye battle management aircraft on Aug. 31 was only the third lost in a crash since 2001, according to unofficial records, demonstrating the aircraft’s excellent safety record. The E-2C, assigned to …
Future LCS Savannah Is Christened at Austal USA
MOBILE, Ala. — A small audience of dignitaries celebrated the Aug. 29 christening of the future littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) at Austal’s advanced ship manufacturing facility. Savannah is the 14th of 19 small surface combatants Austal USA…
Navy Places Order for Additional VideoRay ROVs for Explosive Ordnance Disposal
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — The U.S. Navy has placed another multi-million-dollar order for Defender remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems built by VideoRay, the company said in an Aug. 31 release. The purchase is under VideoRay’s existing $49 million contract to deliver the Navy’s Next-Generation…
Pentagon Assessment: China Now Has World’s Largest Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — The People’s Republic of China, increasing its two-decade military buildup, now has the world’s largest navy, according to the U.S. Defense Department’s latest annual assessment of China’s military capabilities. The Pentagon’s 2020 report to Congress on “Military and…
USS Kidd, Coast Guard Apprehend Smugglers, Seize $6 Million in Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard, Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 225 kilograms of cocaine and apprehended three suspected smugglers following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea on Aug. 24, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Reliance Arrives in New Homeport in Florida
NEW ORLEANS — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC-615) arrived Monday at the cutter’s new homeport in Pensacola, Florida, following a dry dock period and Caribbean patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said in an Aug. 31 release. …
