EVENDALE, Ohio — GE’s Marine Solutions announced in a Nov. 29 release that 40 LM2500 marine gas turbines will power the U.S. Navy’s next-generation of DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The Navy awarded firm construction contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries…
Volvo Penta to Supply Engines for Next-Generation RIBs for Coast Guard Cutters
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Volvo Penta of the Americas has been selected to supply the engines, drives and controls for the new U.S. Coast Guard cutter boat large (CBL) rigid-hull inflatable boats (RIBs), which are being built at Metal Craft Marine….
Canadian Surface Combatant Contract Award on Hold Pending Challenge
VICTORIA, British Columbia — A legal challenge by a U.S. defense firm has resulted in a near unprecedented order for the Canadian government to put on hold awarding a contract to Lockheed Martin for a new fleet of warships that…
Coast Guard Repatriates 11 Migrants to Cuba
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo crew repatriated 11 Cuban migrants Nov. 29 to Cuba, the 7th Coast Guard District said in a release. A good Samaritan located a rustic vessel approximately 18 miles southeast of Islamorada on…
Virtual Training Means Less Danger for Carrier Flight Deck Crews
ARLINGTON, Va. — One of the most dangerous environments in the U.S. Navy is the deck of an aircraft carrier. Catapult systems that can remove limbs, furious engines, whipping propellers and high winds create a hectic environment. The driving force…
Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Thomas Hudner
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will commission its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), during a ceremony at Flynn Cruiseport in Boston Dec. 1. The future USS Thomas Hudner honors naval aviator and Medal of Honor…
Northrop Grumman Announces Next Generation Jammer-Low Band Team
BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corporation has teamed with Harris Corp. and Comtech PST for the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer–Low Band (NJG-LB) Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET). Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Northrop Grumman a $35 million, 20-month contract…
Coast Guard Repatriates 74 Dominican Migrants After Four At-Sea Interdictions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard returned 74 Dominican migrants to law enforcement authorities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Nov. 27 following the at-sea interdictions of four migrant vessels off Puerto Rico, the 7th Coast Guard District said…
BAE Systems Wins DARPA Contract to Apply Machine Learning to the RF Spectrum
BURLINGTON, Mass. — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems a contract valued at $9.2 million for its Radio Frequency Machine Learning System (RFMLS) program. As part of the program, the company aims to develop…
Coast Guard Repatriates 27 Migrants to Cuba
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. crew repatriated 27 Cuban migrants Nov. 22 to Cuba, the 7th Coast Guard District said in a release. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew located a…
