VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Ocean Craft Marine, a rigid-hull inflatable boat builder and maritime solution provider, will invest more than a quarter billion dollars over the next 10 years establishing the industry’s first independent maritime innovation laboratory, the company announced…
CNO, Italian Defense Chief of Staff Meet, Discuss Maritime Strategy and Partnership
WASHINGTON — U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with the Italian Chief of Defense Staff Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone at the Pentagon May 10, the CNO’s Public Affairs Office said in a release. Gilday and Cavo Dragone…
Coast Guard Offloads $5.6 Million in Seized Cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier and Caribbean Corridor Strike Force agents offloaded 626 pounds of seized cocaine Monday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a…
General Atomics Awarded Propulsor Demonstration Hardware Contract
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a sole-source delivery task order from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division to provide structural hardware for the propulsor of the Navy’s new Columbia-class submarine, the company said in…
Oshkosh Displays Vehicles at Modern Day Marine Expo
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Oshkosh Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corp., is displaying a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and trailer and a Pratt Miller Defense Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle at the Modern Day Marine Expo 2022. The vehicles will be…
Fuse Installs Permanent Remote Monitoring Solution at Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility
WASHINGTON — Fuse Integration, a federal defense communications, networking and computing solutions provider, has completed the first permanent installation of its Tactical Technologies Toolset at a U.S. Navy shore facility, the company announced in a May 9 release. T3, a…
CNO Updates Professional Reading Program
WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday released an update to the CNO Professional Reading Program, May 6, the CNO’s public affairs office said in a release. The CNO-Professional Reading Program consists of 12 books, and is a…
Coast Guard to Commission Fast Response Cutter Pablo Valent
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard will commission the 48th Sentinel-class fast response cutter Pablo Valent (WPC 1148), into service at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg on May 11, the Coast Guard 7th District said May 6. Rear Adm….
Navy to Christen Future Littoral Combat Ship Beloit
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Beloit (LCS 29), during a 10:00 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, May 7, in Marinette, Wisconsin, the Defense Department said May 6. The Sen. Tammy…
Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk Decommissioned after 34 Years of Service
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk (WPB 1322) May 5 during a ceremony held at Air Station Port Angeles that was presided over by Capt. Mark McDonnell, 13th Coast Guard District Chief of Response. Cuttyhunk…
