PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard Cutter Active returned home Oct. 12 following a 50-day counterdrug deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The 75-member crew aboard Active conducted multiple law enforcement boardings in international waters off the coasts of…
Coast Guard Continues Hurricane Michael Response
MOBILE, Ala. — Coast Guard crews continued response efforts along the path of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Michael Response Information Center said in an Oct. 11 release. As of 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 11, Coast Guard crews…
Navy Innovators Reveal Revolutionary Research to Counter Emerging Threats
DAHLGREN, Va. — Navy inventors are confident that their latest research in quantum physics, artificial intelligence, and cyber security — to name a few — will ultimately impact U.S. military and homeland security efforts. The innovations and their potential military…
SPY-6 Radar Tracks Ballistic Missile Through Intercept and Multiple, Simultaneous Targets
TEWKSBURY, Mass. — Raytheon Co.’s AN/SPY-6(V) radar continues to demonstrate its integrated air and missile defense capability through exceptional performance against multiple targets, the company said in an Oct. 10 release. The radar detected, acquired and tracked multiple targets from…
Coast Guard Conducting Search and Rescue After Hurricane Michael
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard is conducting search-and-rescue operations throughout areas affected by Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Michael Response Center in Mobile, Alabama, said in an Oct. 11 release. As of 9 a.m. on Oct. 11,…
NAVSEA Approves First Additive Manufactured Metal Component for Shipboard Use
WASHINGTON — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has approved the first metal part created by additive manufacturing (AM) for shipboard installation, the command said in an Oct. 11 release. A prototype drain strainer orifice (DSO) assembly will be installed on…
MARAD Issues RFP for Vessel Construction Manager to Deliver New Training Vessel
WASHINGTON — The Maritime Administration (MARAD) released a request for proposal (RFP) to solicit for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to deliver a new class of training ship, referred to as the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), MARAD said in…
Navy Secretary Names Two Littoral Combat Ships
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has announced the names of two future littoral combat ships (LCSs), the secretary’s public affairs office announced in two Oct. 9 releases. The Freedom-variant LCS 29 will be named USS Beloit and the…
Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence rescued 10 crew members, who had been stranded on a disabled cargo ship for almost 20 days, Oct. 8 approximately 1,380 miles southeast of Bermuda, the 5th Coast Guard District said in…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Hypersonic DMRJ Engine
NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, HAMPTON, Va. — Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully tested a new dual-mode ramjet/scramjet (DMRJ) engine, the company announced in an Oct. 8 release. When combined with a gas turbine engine as part of a turbine-based combined-cycle propulsion…
