OSLO — Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has signed a contract with Marvin Engineering worth 113 kroner to supply air-to-air pylons for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program. The agreement covers production lot 12 for air-to-air pylons for…
Coast Guard, CBP Interdict 3 Suspected Smugglers, 220 Pounds of Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Branch (CBP AMIO) interdicted about 220 pounds of cocaine 41 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, according to the Coast Guard 7th District….
Coast Guard, CBP Interdict Migrants, Suspected Smuggler, 67 Packages of Marijuana
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) interdicted seven migrants, a suspected smuggler and 67 packages of marijuana on Aug. 1 about 7 miles east of Government Cut, according to the Coast Guard 7th…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Intercept 1,400 Pounds of Marijuana
SAN DIEGO — Agencies from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including the Coast Guard, detected and interdicted a suspected smuggling vessel carrying about 1,400 pounds of marijuana 40 miles southwest of San Diego on July 25, the Coast Guard…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Billings Commissioned in Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Billings (LCS 15), the eighth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, here Aug. 3. This milestone places the ship, built by the Lockheed Martin-led team, into active service. “Billings was designed to operate…
FRC Demonstrates Long-Range Transit to American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) arrived in the Port of Pago Pago on Aug. 3, completing a nine-day transit from Hawaii that demonstrated the long-range capabilities of the fast-response cutter. The…
Coast Guard Interdicts 27 Cuban Migrants 5 Miles South of Key West
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted 27 Cuban migrants on July 27 about 5 miles south of Key West, the Coast Guard’s 7th District said in a release. A Coast Guard Station Key West 45-foot response boat crew interdicted…
HII Continues Planning for Midlife Refueling, Overhaul of USS John C. Stennis
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $290 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue planning for the refueling and complex overhaul of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, the…
Alion Completes Sale of Naval Systems Business Unit to Serco
WASHINGTON — Alion Science and Technology Corp., which designs and delivers complex engineering solutions for defense and intelligence agencies, has completed the sale of its naval systems business unit, including its Canadian business and a small number of related contract…
Universities Step In to Fuel Australian Shipbuilding Boom
ADELAIDE, Australia — Flinders University has partnered with the Naval Shipbuilding College, which is also in Adelaide, to ensure graduates are ready to seize future cutting-edge jobs in the National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise, the Lead, a south Australian newspaper, said…
