HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball arrived at its new homeport of Honolulu Dec. 22, according to the 14th Coast Guard District. Kimball is the seventh of the Coast Guard’s national security cutters (NSCs) and the first to…
Future USS Paul Ignatius Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials
PASCOGOULA, Miss — The future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) successfully completed acceptance trials on Dec. 20, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII’s) Pascagoula shipyard after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico, Naval Sea Systems Command…
Australian Navy Frigate Seizes Illegal Drug Shipments in the Middle East
CANBERRA, Australia — The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat seized more than 900 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $195.2 million during two boarding operations that took place Dec 21-23 as part of Operation Manitou, the Australian Ministry of Defence…
Coast Guard Concludes Maritime Security Ops for Economic Leaders Week
ALAMEDA, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard members recently completed loading six small boats and accompanying equipment onboard the USS Green Bay in Townsville, Australia, for transport back to the United States. The loadout follows the Coast Guard’s recent deployment to…
LRASM Reaches Early Operational Capability Status on U.S. Air Force B-1B
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force operational units, achieving early operational capability (EOC) status ahead of schedule. After successfully completing the required integration, flight testing and modeling and…
Lockheed Martin Meets 2018 F-35 Production Target with 91 Aircraft Deliveries
FORT WORTH, Texas — Lockheed Martin delivered the 91st F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2018 and demonstrating the F-35 enterprise’s ability to ramp to full-rate production, the company announced Dec. 20…
Campbell Returns Following Counter-Narcotics Patrol
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returned to Kittery, Maine, on Dec. 18 following a three-month counter narcotics patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the 5th Coast Guard District said in a release. During the patrol, the…
Thetis Crew Returns to Key West After 90-Day Patrol
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returned to its homeport after a 90-day patrol in support of Operations Southeast Watch and Unified Resolve in the Caribbean Sea in support of alien migrant interdiction operations,…
Students Vie for Autonomous Maritime System Dominance
ARLINGTON, Va. — Fifteen teams from three continents met on the beaches of Honolulu last week for the 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge. The week-long biennial autonomous maritime system competition — co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Association…
MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL Missile Marks Further Trials Milestone
PARIS — MBDA’s Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile has successfully conducted a further firing trial, passing a significant new milestone for the Anglo-French cooperation program, the company said in a Dec. 12 release. Conducted on Nov. 14 from a Direction Générale…
