SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC-912) repatriated 22 Dominicans and returned one Venezuelan and two Haitians to a Dominican navy patrol vessel Aug. 15 near Samaná, Dominican Republic, the Coast Guard 7th District said…
Industry’s Role in Force Projection, Sustainment a Topic at NDTA-USTRANSCOM Command Fall Meeting
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon will discuss industry’s role in projecting and sustaining U.S. forces during an emergency or a crisis at the National Defense Transportation Association-U.S. Transportation Command fall meeting Oct. 7-10 at Union Station in…
Newest National Security Cutter Makes Second Cocaine Seizure in Five Days as 4,600 Pounds Are Interdicted
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Crews aboard the precommissioned U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31 and seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine during a boarding in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean,…
Raytheon to Demo Unmanned Single-Sortie Mine Sweeping for Navy at ANTX 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Raytheon Co. is ready to demonstrate a single-sortie mine neutralization concept using systems it developed or is developing. The technology will be demonstrated at Newport, Rhode Island, during the last week of August at ANTX (Advanced…
Bell 407GXI Helicopter Earns IFR Certification
FORT WORTH, Texas — Bell Textron Inc. announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued an instrument flight rules supplemental type certificate for the Bell 407GXi helicopter. The certification is a requirement for the U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System…
Navy Issues Draft Request to Industry for Large USV
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for its planned Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV), one of the vessels planned for its future surface fleet. “The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Recover 1,300 Pounds of Marijuana Near Catalina Island
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a report of multiple bales of narcotics in the water near Santa Catalina Island on Aug. 13, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release. A…
Coast Guard Interdicts 146 Haitian Migrants
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 146 Haitian migrants Aug. 11 about 69 miles north of Isla De Tortue, Haiti, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Trump (WPC-1111) interdicted…
Advanced Arresting Gear on USS Gerald R. Ford Ready for Propellers and Jets
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system received the green light to recover all props and jets, according to an Aircraft Recovery Bulletin (ARB), the Program Executive Office (Tactical Aircraft Programs) public…
Top Pentagon Future Technologies Official Pushes Offensive Hypersonic Weapons Capability
The Defense Department is developing a space-based sensor system and an associated communication network to defend the nation against hypersonic weapons. But the military’s top future technologies official also wants to field an offensive capability. Although the United States led…
