PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) returned home Thursday after an eight-week counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South and the Coast Guard 11th District, the Coast Guard 5th…
Bell Completes First AH-1Z Viper for Bahrain
AMARILLO, Texas — Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, celebrated the completion of the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter for the Kingdom of Bahrain Sept. 30, the company said in a release. Bell delivered the first of 12 production aircraft to…
Navy and Army Demonstrate Advanced Hypersonic Technologies
WASHINGTON — The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army Hypersonic Program Office (AHPO) successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign Oct. 20, the SSP said Oct. 21. This flight campaign was executed by Sandia National Laboratories from…
Bollinger Shipyards Delivers 46th FRC Ahead of Schedule Despite Hurricane Ida Hit
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC), the USCGC John Scheuerman, to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida, nearly a week ahead of schedule despite a three-week shutdown due to the significant damage sustained to Bollinger’s facilities during Hurricane Ida,…
NAVSEA Awards SAFE Boats $90 Million Contract for Six Mk VI Patrol Boats
BREMERTON, Wash. — SAFE Boats International has been awarded a $90 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract for design, construction, outfitting, reactivation, and training for six Mk VI Patrol Boats with an option for two additional vessels, the…
MCSC Begins Fielding Amphibious Robot System for Littoral Missions
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — In September, Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) began fielding an amphibious, unmanned robot system to support littoral operations globally. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Remotely Operated Vehicle is a next-generation, box-shaped robot that enables Marines…
Cutter Munro Returns Home following Western Pacific Deployment
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) and crew returned to their Alameda homeport Oct. 20 following a 102-day, 22,000-nautical-mile deployment to the Western Pacific, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. Munro departed…
MQ-4C Tritons Complete First Deployment to Japan
MISAWA, Japan — Two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, following a deployment to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa,NAF Misawa public affairs said Oct. 19. The deployment of an Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19)…
Navy Releases Extensive Bonhomme Richard Fire Report, Major Fires Review
WASHINGTON — The Navy released on Oct. 20 two reports related to the fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020: the results of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Command Investigation and a Major Fires Review commissioned by…
Marine Corps Acquires Two MQ-9A Reaper UAVs
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the transfer of two MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Marine Corps on Oct. 15, the company said Oct. 20. The two aircraft have been operated by the Marine Corps since…
