By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard has upgraded two of its land-based detachments stations to full bases, according to two Coast Guard directives. The Coast Guard’s Operational Logistics Command formally established Base St. Louis,…
AUKUS-Related Foreign Military Sales Case Goes to Congress
***** Release from NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications and AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office Public Affairs Dec. 11, 2023 By NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications and AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The Department of…
SECNAV Del Toro Establishes DON Office of Strategic Assessment
Release from SECNAV Public Affairs ***** 11 December 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today announced the establishment of the Department of the Navy Office of Strategic Assessment (DON OSA). A cornerstone of the Secretary’s Maritime Statecraft initiative,…
U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference
Release from U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs ***** Dec. 6, 2023 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii – Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet unveiled the new Rim of the Pacific 2024 logo at the kick-off of the middle planning conference for the exercise at Marine…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home after 89-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 10, 2023 ALAMEDA, Calif. — Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and crew returned to homeport, Saturday, following an 89-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The 418-foot national security cutter…
L3Harris’ VAMPIRE System Helps U.S. Navy Fill Ukraine’s Counter-UAS Gap with Speed and Agility
Release from L3Harris ***** MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 11, 2023 — L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE™) multi-purpose weapons systems are having an immediate impact in Ukraine’s wartime efforts. “Early customer reports say VAMPIRE is already…
Saab has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for a Double Eagle Semi-Autonomous Remotely Operated Vehicle (SAROV) for the Kuwait Naval Force.
Release from SAAB ***** The Double Eagle family of undersea vehicles is a safe and operationally proven ROV system, used by navies around the world supporting mine countermeasure (MCM) missions. In the SAROV configuration the vehicle can be used both…
USMC Orders More Amphibious Combat Vehicles from BAE
Dec. 7, 2023 BAE Systems has been awarded a $211 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract by the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate production (FRP). In…
ELBIT AMERICA WINS $500 MILLION CONTRACT TO CONTINUE SUPPLYING NIGHT VISION TO U.S. MARINES
The Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle is lightweight, provides critical advantages on the modern battlefield FORT WORTH, TEXAS – DEC. 7, 2023 – Elbit America received a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Marine Corps (USMC)…
USS Mount Whitney Returns to Homeport
Release from Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet ***** Dec. 8, 2023 By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mario Coto, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) GAETA, Italy – The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) returned…
