NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduated 240 new officers along with seven international students with keynote speaker President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in attendance, May 19, 2021, the academy said. The Class of 2021 consists of…
Collins Aerospace Begins Shipping Components for Navy’s E-2D NP2000 Propellers
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies, has begun shipping parts under a second multi-year contract received in November to supply Northrop Grumman with NP2000 propeller systems for 39 E-2D aircraft, Collins said in a May…
Huntington Ingalls Industries Debuts Proteus Unmanned Surface Test Vessel
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on May 20 the debut of the Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) for testing and development of autonomy capabilities. The 27-foot Proteus USV was outfitted with Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomy system…
Cutter Offloads $220 Million in Interdicted Illicit Drugs in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) offloaded approximately 11,500 pounds of seized cocaine in San Diego, May 19, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release. The drugs, worth an estimated $220 million,…
Navy Declares IOC for Joint Precision Approach and Landing System
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) on May 4, signaling the system is ready to provide precision approach and landing capabilities to tactical carrier aircraft at…
Coast Guard Repatriates 66 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew repatriated 66 migrants to the Dominican Republic May 18, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico. The interdicted migrants consisted of…
BAE Systems Awarded $164 Million Navy Design contract for Vertical Launch System
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – BAE Systems, Inc. has won a U.S. Navy competition to serve as the design agent for the mechanical portion of the Mk41 Vertical Launch System (VLS), the company said in a May 18 release. With this $164…
Navy Selects Lockheed Martin, IFS to Deliver Intelligent Ship, Aircraft Maintenance
LONDON — The U.S. Navy has turned to global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin and enterprise applications company IFS to deliver an intelligent maintenance product that will help power its digital transformation of multiple legacy systems into a single, fully modernized and responsive logistics…
Coast Guard Repatriates 22 Migrants from 2 Interdictions to Cuba
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump crew repatriated 22 Cuban migrants to Cuba, Friday, from two interdictions, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a May 14 release. In the first interdiction, a Coast Guard Station Key West small…
International Maritime Security Construct Releases New Bridge Reference Card Edition
MANAMA, Bahrain – The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) released the newest edition of its IMSC Bridge Reference Cards, May 13, Task Force sentinel Public Affairs said in a May 17 release. Originally published in June 2020, the reference cards…
