ROME — Leonardo has successfully completed the initial flight test of the TH-119 instrument flight rules (IFR) training helicopter Dec. 20, the company said in a release. The TH-119, Leonardo’s bid to replace the U.S. Navy’s aging fleet of TH-57…
JFD Completes Second Submarine Rescue System for Indian Navy
OLDMELDRUM, Scotland — JFD, the underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defense diving markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully delivered the second of two third-generation submarine rescue systems to the Indian Navy. The delivery…
Munro Returns Home from 105-Day Western Pacific Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Munro returned Dec. 24 to their homeport in Alameda after a 105-day, 17,000-nautical mile, multimission deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean, according to the Coast Guard Pacific Area. The crew conducted…
Coast Guard Repatriates 41 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 15 migrants Dec. 21 and 26 others Dec. 20 to the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of four migrant vessels in Mona Passage waters off the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico,…
National Security Cutter Kimball Arrives at New Homeport in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball arrived at its new homeport of Honolulu Dec. 22, according to the 14th Coast Guard District. Kimball is the seventh of the Coast Guard’s national security cutters (NSCs) and the first to…
Future USS Paul Ignatius Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials
PASCOGOULA, Miss — The future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) successfully completed acceptance trials on Dec. 20, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII’s) Pascagoula shipyard after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico, Naval Sea Systems Command…
Australian Navy Frigate Seizes Illegal Drug Shipments in the Middle East
CANBERRA, Australia — The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat seized more than 900 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $195.2 million during two boarding operations that took place Dec 21-23 as part of Operation Manitou, the Australian Ministry of Defence…
Navy Orders Five Ospreys from Bell-Boeing
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has ordered five more V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft under a modification to a multiyear contract. Naval Air Systems Command awarded to Bell Boeing a $367 modification for five Ospreys on Dec. 28, an addition to…
Coast Guard Concludes Maritime Security Ops for Economic Leaders Week
ALAMEDA, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard members recently completed loading six small boats and accompanying equipment onboard the USS Green Bay in Townsville, Australia, for transport back to the United States. The loadout follows the Coast Guard’s recent deployment to…
LRASM Reaches Early Operational Capability Status on U.S. Air Force B-1B
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force operational units, achieving early operational capability (EOC) status ahead of schedule. After successfully completing the required integration, flight testing and modeling and…
