WASHINGTON — Despite the continuing problems with some of the advanced technology systems and the extensive overruns in cost and schedule with the next-generation aircraft carrier, “15, 20 years from now, we’re going to be very happy we have that…
Port-Related Funding Programs Fare Well in Fiscal ’19 Minibus Agreement
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Funding for U.S. port-related programs advocated by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) fared well in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 agreement announced by Congress Feb. 13, the AAPA said in a Feb. 14 release. Of…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Returns Home after Caribbean Patrol
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returned home to Pensacola, Florida, after completing a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a Feb. 14 release. During the patrol, Dauntless conducted joint operations…
Navy Awards Orca XLUUV Contract to Boeing
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has selected Boeing to build the Orca extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV). With a $43 million contract modification, the Naval Sea Systems Command ordered four Orcas and associated support elements, a Feb. 13 Defense Department…
Mercury Systems Receives $3.5M Order for Rugged Servers for Naval Application
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. has received a $3.5 million order from a leading defense prime contractor for rugged servers to be used in a naval subsurface application, the company announced in a Feb. 12 release. The order was…
Department of the Navy Announces New Education Initiatives
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Navy (DoN) released its Education for Seapower report Feb. 12, along with the Secretary of the Navy’s action memorandum, providing the way forward for the new education initiatives for the department, according to a…
Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Tulsa
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony Saturday, Feb. 16, at Pier 30/32 in San Francisco, the Defense Department announced in a…
SPAWAR Systems Center Names Change to Naval Information Warfare Centers
SAN DIEGO — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) announced it will change the names of its Echelon III systems centers, SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, S.C. and SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific in San Diego, Calif., to Naval…
Belgian Navy Sees Cooperation Opportunities for Wind Farm Industry
ANTWERP, Belgium — Belgium’s 40-mile long coastline is shorter than most countries, but Belgium is a maritime nation with one of the busiest seaports in the world, Antwerp, and sits astride the approaches to the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Together…
OPT to Develop Fiber Optic Mooring Technology for the Naval Air Warfare Center
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Ocean Power Technologies Inc. (OPT) has been awarded a contract award from the U.S. Navy valued at $125,000, and an additional three options totaling $100,000 for a total potential contract value of $225,000, the company announced…
