Release from Coast Guard Pacific Area *************** Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home following counternarcotics patrol; $166M in contraband seized ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and crew returned to their Alameda homeport, Friday, following a…
Marine Corps to Activate Second F-35C Squadron
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps is scheduled to activate its second F-35C Lightning II strike fighter squadron at the end of the week, Headquarters Marine Corps announced in a media announcement. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311 (VMFA-311)…
Business, state consortium kicks off BAE Systems’ $200 million ship repair facility upgrade in Jacksonville
Release from BAE Systems ***** Upgraded facility will support the repair of Mayport-based Navy ships and commercial vessels that call upon the Port of Jacksonville starting in 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — April 12, 2023 — BAE Systems officially began construction…
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns home by Easter after 144-day Operation Deep Freeze 2023 mission
Release from Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Editor’s Note: Click here to view the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Polar Operations imagery page SEATTLE – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to its homeport of Seattle, Saturday,…
US Navy awards BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS contract to build sixth berthing barge
Release from Bollinger Shipyards ***** LOCKPORT, La., — (April 11, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) today announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded the Lockport-based shipbuilder the detailed design and construction contract for the sixth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) 67 Class…
Rite-Solutions Receives Next-Generation Attack Submarine Navy Contract
Release from Rite-Solutions ***** Middletown, RI (April 10, 2023) — Rite-Solutions has been awarded a new contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) with a potential value of $850,000 over the next two years. The company will…
SAIC Awarded $102M Contract to Support U.S. Navy Torpedo Production
Release from SAIC ***** Contract expands support of MK 48 production Reston, Va., April 10, 2023 – Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has been awarded a $102.5 million contract by the U.S. Navy to continue supporting the MK 48…
HII is Awarded Contract Modification for Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarines
Release from HII ***** NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $567.6 million subcontract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide long-lead-time…
NAVAIR Sees AI as Future of Air Wing
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In a well-attended presentation by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on April 3 at Sea-Air-Space 2023, RDML Stephen Tedford, program executive officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO (U&W)) explained the need for trust in…
Combatting Climate Change
Excerpted from the upcoming article in the May 2023 issue of Seapower Magazine As climate change increasingly affects weather patterns over the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, tracking hurricanes and monitoring their intensity has become more critical than ever. …
