America’s only heavy icebreaker is conducting training in a realistic environment — the Arctic. When the National Science Foundation scaled back the research activities at McMurdo Station in Antarctica because of COVID 19, USCGC Polar Star’s annual deployment in support…
Coast Guard, Navy offload more than $211M worth of cocaine, marijuana in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard and Navy personnel offloaded approximately 11,400 pounds of cocaine and 9,000 pounds of marijuana Feb. 1, amounting to more than $211 million from seizures in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The offload is…
BAE Systems to Sustain Air Traffic Control Systems Under $65.7M Navy Contract
MCLEAN, Virginia – The U.S. Navy selected BAE Systems for a five-year $65.7 million single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for air traffic control (ATC) platform sustainment and engineering services, the company said in a Feb. 1 release. BAE Systems…
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Top Naval Intelligence Technology Needs, Director Says
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will need more help from artificial intelligence systems to answer the technology challenge posed by vast amounts of data and information available from every domain, the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare says….
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer Returns After $10M Cocaine, Marijuana Bust
BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) crew returned home to Boston, Massachusetts, Jan. 28, after a 59-day patrol, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. The crew’s seizure of 440 pounds of cocaine and 1,500 pounds…
HMS Queen Elizabeth Assumes Role as Royal Navy’s New Fleet Flagship
LONDON — HMS Queen Elizabeth assumed the role of fleet flagship as the Royal Navy moves closer to deploying the world’s most technologically advanced carrier strike group, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said in a Jan. 29 release. Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Jerry…
Coast Guard Transfers 2 Suspected Smugglers, $8.5M in Seized Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutters Mohawk and Charles David Jr. transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and $8.5 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast Guard Base San Juan Jan. 28, following the interdiction…
Sea Dragon Exercise Tests ASW Skills for Maritime Patrol Aircraft Crews
Maritime Patrol aircraft and crews from five partner nations gathered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to participate in Sea Dragon 2021 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise. The exercise wrapped up Jan 27. The Sea Dragon series of exercises are…
General Dynamics Receives $43.2M Contract for Columbia/Dreadnought-Class SSBN Fire Control Systems
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The U.S. Navy recently awarded a contract modification to General Dynamics Mission Systems that includes a broad scope of work for the Columbia and Dreadnought ballistic-missile submarine class to support development, production, and installation requirements. This $43.2…
U.S. Coast Guard, Russian Border Guard Patrolled Maritime Boundary Line
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew and a Russian aircraft crew patrolled the Bering Sea maritime boundary line between Russia and the United States in mid-January, the Coast Guard 17th District said in a Jan. 27…
