NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the newest fast-attack submarine to the U.S. Navy on Oct. 25, the company said in an Oct. 28 release. Delaware (SSN 791), which successfully completed sea trials earlier…
Cutter Returns to Oregon Following $54 Million Cocaine Seizure
ASTORIA, Ore. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned to their homeport on Oct. 25 following a 10,700-nautical-mile, 65-day, multimission patrol that resulted in the interdiction of nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine worth about $54 million, the Coast Guard said in a release. Alert’s crew…
BAE to Develop Advanced Decoy Countermeasures to Protect Aircraft
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems has been awarded a $36.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and demonstrate a next-generation, dual band fiber-optic towed decoy (FOTD) to protect aircraft and pilots from advanced threats, the company said in a release. BAE…
Fincantieri Awarded $9.6 Million Contract to Support Coast Guard
WASHINGTON — Fincantieri Marine Systems North America has been awarded a $9.6 million contract to perform maintenance and repairs to the U.S. Coast Guard’s fleet of inland buoy tenders, the company announced Oct. 24 in a release. The multiyear contract was awarded by the Coast Guard’s Surface Force Logistics…
USS Gerald R. Ford Returns to Sea
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford got underway Oct. 25 for sea trials from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division following a 15-month pierside maintenance period. “I am proud of the crew’s efforts to get USS Gerald R. Ford…
Coast Guard Cutter Conducts DPRK Sanctions Patrol
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton pulled into Puerto Princesa on Oct. 14 for Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama following operations in the Yellow Sea where the crew supported United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) enforcement against illicit ship-to-ship transfers that…
Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Indianapolis
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Indianapolis, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony on Oct. 26 in Burns Harbor, Indiana, the Defense Department said in a release. The future USS Indianapolis, designated LCS 17, honors Indiana’s…
Navy C-40 Fleet Deliveries Complete
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s C-40 fleet has undergone some major changes in the last few months — adding two airplanes, one squadron and completing its current planned aircraft procurements, according to a Naval Air Systems Command release. The Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207)…
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable Returns Home After Patrol in Caribbean Sea
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned home Oct. 23 after a 49-day patrol conducting counter-drug and migrant interdiction missions in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release. The…
Cutter Alex Haley Returns Home After 40-Day, 5,000-Mile Patrol
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to their homeport in Kodiak on Oct. 20 following a 40-day deployment throughout the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, the Coast Guard 17th District said in a release. Since departing Kodiak in…
