SCHROBENHAUSEN/ DUSSELDORF, Germany – Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded ARGE consortium — consisting of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH — a contract to fabricate, integrate and support testing of a…
Leonardo DRS Awarded Navy Contract for Technical Insertion of Surface Fleet Combat Management Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS Inc. has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to supply critical system hardware and full life-cycle support for Aegis and Ship Self-Defense System Combat Management Systems, the company announced in a Jan. 27 release….
Coast Guard, Border Patrol Seize $1.9 million in Cocaine; Apprehend 2 Smugglers
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard aircrew combined efforts with U.S. Border Patrol agents during a drug smuggling event Jan. 23 that resulted in the seizure of 157 pounds (71 Kilos) of cocaine and the arrest of two suspected…
U.S., Swedish Naval Leaders: Total Defense Requires a Maritime-Aware Society
ARLINGTON, Va. — Senior officers in the U.S. and Royal Swedish navies said that even with modern systems, maritime defense is enhanced by a maritime-aware society. Security is a function of a whole-of-society approach. Speaking Jan. 26 in an American…
Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returns home after 58-day patrol in Northern Atlantic
BOSTON — The crew of USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) returned to Kittery, Maine, Jan. 26 after a 58-day fisheries patrol in the Northern Atlantic, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. The crew’s efforts support the Coast Guard…
Fairbanks Morse Awarded Contract to Service U.S. Coast Guard Cutters
BELOIT, Wis. — Fairbanks Morse, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, was awarded a six-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Coast Guard, the company said in a Jan. 26 release. The agreement, worth approximately $53 million, enables Fairbanks Morse to…
Metal Shark Developing Autonomous Naval Defense System for Marine Corps
Jeanerette, La. — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long-Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the U.S. Marine Corps, the company said in a Jan. 25 release. The LRUSV System will usher in…
Austin Sworn In as Secretary of Defense
ARLINGTON, Va.— Retired Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III was sworn in Jan. 22 as secretary of defense at the Pentagon by Washington Headquarters Services Director David Muir after a morning confirmation vote from the Senate. Austin issued the following message to…
Rolls-Royce Secures Navy Research Contract to Develop Innovative Debris Detection Technology
RESTON, Va. — Rolls-Royce has been awarded $1 million of research funding from the U.S. government for digital foreign object debris (FOD) detection technology, the company said in a Jan. 20 release. The year-long research contract from the Navy will help further…
Royal Navy Ready to Deploy a Carrier Strike Group for First Time in a Generation
Adm. Anthony David Radakin, First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, said the upcoming deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) carrier strike group exemplifies the Royal Navy’s commitment to global operations. Speaking this week at the Surface Warships 2021…
