NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for the production and delivery of additional electronic warfare (EW) systems for Lot 15, Lot 16 long lead, sustainment spares and retro fit kits for the…
DOD Announces Flag Nominations
ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper has announced that the president has made two flag officer nominations: Navy Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral with assignment as director for strategy, plans,…
Coast Guard Crew Offloads 26,000+ Pounds of Cocaine, Marijuana Worth $390 Million
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) offloaded more than 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego, Sept. 10, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release. The drugs, worth an…
Austal USA Completes Purchase of Dry Dock in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA has completed the purchase of waterfront land, buildings, and an existing dry dock along the Mobile River previously owned by World Marine of Alabama, an indirect subsidiary of Modern American Recycling and Repair Services (M.A.R.R.S.)…
Navy’s First Two Textron SSCs ‘Fly Away’ to Panama City
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced Sept. 9 the successful fly-away of its first two next-generation air cushion vehicles, Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) Craft 100 and LCAC 101, on Sept. 2. The two craft departed Textron…
Navy Taps 6 Companies for LUSV Studies
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy has selected six shipbuilders or naval architect companies for design studies for the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) program, according to a Defense Department (DoD) announcement. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a total of…
Coast Guard Interdicts 5 Cuban Migrants
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard interdicted five Cuban migrants Sept. 5 approximately 35 miles south of Marathon, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a Sept. 8 release. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a notification of a 6-foot…
Coast Guard Cutter Returns Home Following 3-Month, Multi-Mission Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned home Sept. 7 to Alameda following a three-month, 15,000-mile, multi-mission patrol, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. Munro’s crew began their patrol in…
Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Harvey Milk
SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the Navy’s second John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD NASSCO), Sept. 3, the Program Executive Office –…
U.S. Coast Guard, Ecuadorian Navy Conduct Joint Patrol off Galapagos Islands
ALAMEDA, Calif. – In coordination with the Ecuadorian navy, the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) recently completed a joint patrol to detect and deter potential Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands, the…
