SAN DIEGO — Japan’s coast guard recently completed successful flight testing of Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) maritime surveillance technologies onboard a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft, the company said in a Jan. 21 release. RI&S provided its SeaVue Expanded Mission Capability (XMC)…
U.S. Coast Guard Commissions 41st Fast Response Cutter
PORTSMOUTH, Va.,— The USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s first Sentinel-class fast response cutter, was commissioned into service at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Jan. 22, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a release. Adm. Karl Shultz, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard,…
USCGC Resolute Completes 42-day Winter Caribbean Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) returned to St. Petersburg, Florida, on Jan. 14, following a 42-day patrol in support of Operation Southeast Watch and others, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in a Jan. 21 release. Resolute traveled…
Navy Names Future Vessel to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The U.S. Navy will name a future Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship USNS Muscogee Creek Nation (T-ATS 10) to honor the self-governed Native American tribe located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the Navy said in a Jan. 15…
GA-ASI Completes UAV ASW Demonstration of Sonobuoy Dispensing and Remote Processing
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed development and test of the world’s first self-contained anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability for an unmanned aircraft system, the company said in a Jan. 19 release. On Nov. 24, GA-ASI…
US DoD, UK Defence Ministry Sign Accord for Joint Carrier Strike Group Deployment
LONDON and ARLINGTON, Va. — Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller and U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace have cosigned the Joint Declaration for the Carrier Strike Group 2021 deployment. The Joint Declaration enables the deployment of U.S. Marine…
MARAD Announces Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grant Program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced in a Jan. 19 release the availability of $19.6 million in federal funding to U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. These investments support efficiency improvements and…
MARAD Authorizes Construction of Two Additional National Security Multi-Mission Vessels
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) authorized the construction of two additional National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV), which will replace aging training vessels at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, and Texas A&M Maritime Academy in…
SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship
BOSTON – Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced Jan. 15 that the Navy will name three future vessels after ships steeped in naval history and two others after a after a Medal of Honor recipient and a Native…
Navy Planning Major Combat System Upgrades to Littoral Combat Ships
ARLINGTON, Va. — While grappling with reliability and maintainability of its littoral combat ships (LCSs), the Navy this year is planning major upgrades to the ships’ combat systems in 2023. Rear Adm. Casey Moton, program executive officer for Unmanned and…
