LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC was awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command to conduct a concept study and the preliminary design of the U.S. Navy’s Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), the company announced in a June…
AI Likely to Be Integrated into Naval Vessels in Next Five Years, GlobalData Says
LONDON — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to make major improvements to modern ships, including decreasing the number of crew required for operations and enabling faster and better-informed decision making in a fast-moving environment, GlobalData, a data analytics company, said…
Portsmouth Delivers Submarine USS California from Availability in Record Time
KITTERY, Maine — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard delivered Virginia-class attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) back to the fleet June 15 as the fastest availability of its kind since the Navy adjusted the Virginia-class maintenance cycle, said Bianca Mireles of the…
Coast Guard Repatriates 59 Migrants to Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard cutter Kathleen Moore and Charles Sexton crews repatriated 59 Cubans to Cuba, June 14 and 15, following four interdictions south of the Florida Keys, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a June 15 release. A Coast Guard…
Ronald Reagan CSG Enters South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2021 deployment, June 14, commander, Task Force 70 public affairs said in a release. While in the…
BAE Systems San Diego Shipyard to Modernize USS San Diego
SAN DIEGO, California — BAE Systems has received a $90.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), the company said in a June 14 release. The…
USCGC Eagle Hosts U.S.-Iceland Meeting
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — USCGC Eagle (WIX 327), “America’s Tall Ship,” arrived in Reykjavik on June 9 and proceeded to host tours and senior officials through the weekend, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a June 14 release. Aboard Eagle, which…
AeroVironment Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Arlington, Virginia
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — AeroVironment Inc., a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, announced June 15 the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Simi Valley, California, to Arlington, Virginia, effective June 15, 2021. “The greater Washington D.C. area is where…
Former Destroyer Skipper Nominated for SECNAV
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has nominated a retired Navy officer to become the next secretary of the Navy. The nominee, Carlos Del Toro, was the first commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley. If confirmed by the…
Cutter Tahoma Offloads $143.5M in Cocaine at Port Everglades
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma’s crew offloaded more than 7,500 pounds of cocaine in Port Everglades, Florida, an estimated street value of $143.5 million, Monday, after three interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a…
