SALT LAKE CITY — Sarcos Defense said Oct. 12 the U.S. Navy has exercised a contractual option to expand testing, evaluation and demonstrations of the Guardian DX teleoperated dexterous robotic system for Navy-specific tasks, with a focus on maintenance, modernization and sustainment requirements. Sarcos Defense…
India, Japan Conclude Joint Naval Exercises in Arabian Sea
A significant bilateral naval exercise just completed in the Arabian Sea. The navies of Japan and India conducted JIMDEX 2021, the fifth iteration of their joint maritime exercises, which ran Oct. 6-8. The exercise was led by Rear Adm. Ajay…
Australia’s Request for More MH-60R Helicopters Approved By State Dept.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters and related services and equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Oct. 8. The deal has an estimated cost of $985 million. Australia…
Royal Navy Looks to Canadian Coast Guard for Arctic Training and Expertise
The U.K. Royal Navy is learning the cold facts about operating in the Arctic from shipmates in the Canadian Coast Guard, who have a great deal of cold weather experience. British sailors are training with Canadians to learn how to…
BAE Systems Successfully Tests APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets Against UAS
HUDSON, N.H. — BAE Systems Inc. has successfully tested APKWS laser-guided rockets in precision strike tests against Class 2 unmanned aircraft systems at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, the company said Oct. 11. The 2.75-inch test rockets combined standard M151 warheads and Mk66 motors with APKWS precision guidance…
Coast Guard Contracts Ameresco for First Battery Energy Storage System Project at Training Center Petaluma
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and PETALUMA, Calif. — Ameresco Inc. has entered into a $43 million Energy Savings Performance Contract with the U.S. Coast Guard at the service’s largest west coast training facility, Training Center Petaluma. The project will be the USCG’s first battery…
Coast Guard Cutter Juniper Completes Patrol in Oceania
HONOLULU — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) returned to Honolulu after completing a 45-day patrol in Oceania in support of Operation Aiga Oct. 8, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. During the 10,000…
SECNAV: Developing Capabilities to Deter China is Navy Department’s Top Governing Concept
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s and Marine Corps’ top priority will be to develop capabilities to deter China, the secretary of the Navy said in his strategic guidance to the service. In a document released Oct. 8, “One Navy-Marine Corps…
Multiple Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in 7th Fleet
PHILIPPINE SEA — U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) joined with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the United Kingdom’s carrier…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Returns from 54-day Caribbean Sea patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to homeport in Pensacola, Florida, Oct. 6 after a 54-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said Oct. 8. During this patrol, Diligence’s crew performed extensive migrant…
