ARLINGTON, Va. — As part of the national response to COVID-19, the Defense Department entered into a $31 million agreement with North American Forgemasters under Title III of the Defense Production Act, the Defense Department said in a July 31 release. This investment will sustain…
BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of Military GPS Business
NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies Corp., BAE said in a July 31 release. As announced in January, this asset purchase is a unique opportunity…
Bollinger Delivers 40th FRC to Coast Guard
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry in Key West, Florida, the company said in a July 30 release. This is the 163rd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 40th fast-response cutter…
Sea Machines Partners With Maine Maritime Academy, MARAD to Include Intelligent Vessel Systems in Curriculum
BOSTON — Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with Castine-based Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) and representatives of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD)’s Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) Program to bring education about autonomous marine systems into the MMA curriculum, the…
Navy Awards Studies Contract to Halter Marine for New T-AGOS(X)
PASCOUGLA, Miss. — Halter Marine Inc., a company of ST Engineering North America, has been awarded the contract for industrial studies for the auxiliary general ocean surveillance ship (T-AGOS(X)) program, the company announced. The U.S. Navy awarded the $981,000 contract for the…
ONR Helps Develop Ventilators in Fight Against COVID-19
ARLINGTON, Va. — One of the most dangerous effects of the novel coronavirus is the inability to breathe on one’s own — requiring the help of a ventilator to push air through the lungs. Consequently, the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in ventilator shortages, causing some hospitals…
DTIC Awards Navy Postgraduate School Contract for Unmanned, Robotics Research
MONTEREY, Calif. — The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) has awarded a $42 million contract to Adams Communication and Engineering Technology (ACET) to support the Navy Postgraduate School (NPS) in its effort to expand partnerships in developing and fielding of autonomous systems and robotics, a July 28 NPS release said. ACET, with support from their exclusive subcontractor Arizona State…
Navy Awards $6.7 Million to Logos Technologies for Infrared Wide-Area Sensor
FAIRFAX, Va. — Logos Technologies recently received approval to disclose that it has been awarded a $6.7 million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command to develop, deliver, and perform proof-of-concept flight tests on a wide-area motion imagery (WAMI)…
Diligence Arrives in New Homeport After 64-Day Patrol
NEW ORLEANS — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence arrived at the cutter’s new homeport in Pensacola, Florida, at the end of a 64-day patrol in the Caribbean, July 27, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a release….
USS Shamal Interdicts Drugs From Go-Fast Vessel
CARIBBEAN SEA — The Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Shamal with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment (LEDET) recovered more than 3,900 pounds of suspected marijuana on July 4, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet public affairs said…
