MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 23 Cubans to Cuba Saturday following an interdiction approximately 15 miles south of Big Pine Key and a search and rescue mission off the coast of Key West, the Coast Guard…
Raytheon to begin Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band Production for U.S. Navy
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, has been awarded a $171.6 million contract for Low-Rate Initial Production Lot I, or LRIP I, of the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB), the company said…
Saildrone’s New Surveyor Autonomous Research USV Completes Ocean Crossing from San Francisco to Hawaii
HONOLULU – The uncrewed, autonomous, Saildrone Surveyor arrived in Hawaii July 8 after a groundbreaking first voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu, Saildrone Inc. said in a release. While ocean crossings are nothing new for Saildrone’s autonomous surface vehicles, the Saildrone Surveyor is a new, much larger class…
Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Rolls Out with New Livery
RENTON, Wash. — The first P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway today rolled out of the paint shop in Renton, in Royal Norwegian Air Force livery, Boeing said in a July 9 release. Norway is one of eight nations to have…
CTF Sentinel Completes Third Joint Exercise in the Arabian Gulf
MANAMA, Bahrain — Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel completed its third iteration of combined exercise Sentinel Shield in the Arabian Gulf, showcasing interoperability between coalition warships June 26, the task force spokeswoman said in a July 8 release. During the exercise, the United…
Boeing to Support RAF Poseidon Fleet and Train Crews for Next Five Years
LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland — Boeing and the U.K. Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for Boeing to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft and train the crews that operate them, the company announced. “Our new Poseidon…
Flying Ship Technologies Secures Sales for Wing-in-Ground-Effect Maritime Vessels
LEESBURG, Va. — Flying Ship Technologies Corp. has signed a $100 million sales agreement with a European customer for the purchase of wing-in-ground-effect maritime vessels, the company said in a July 8 release. “We’re elated to announce this agreement,” said Flying…
HII To Acquire Alion Science and Technology
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alion Science and Technology for $1.65 billion in cash from Veritas Capital, subject to customary adjustments, HII announced in a July 6 release. Alion will become part of…
Cutter Thetis Returns from 47-Day Counter-Drug Patrol
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, a 270-foot Famous-class cutter, and crew returned to Key West, Saturday, July 3, following a 47-day deployment to the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean working with U.S. Southern Command’s Joint…
Cutter Alex Haley Returns to Kodiak from Bering Sea Patrol
KODIAK, Alaska —The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport on Tuesday, June 29 following a 52-day Bering Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 17th District said in a July 2 release. While deployed, the crew of…
