HONOLULU — The U.S Coast Guard’s two newest national security cutters were commissioned Aug. 24 during a ceremony presided over by Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard Pacific area said in a release. The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL…
Fortem Proposes DroneHunter UAS as Ship-Defense System
WASHINGTON — Fortem Technologies has developed a counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) that could be used to protect ships as well as sites on land from localized drone threats. Fortem displayed its DroneHunter UAS in Washington at the Defense. Protection. Security….
Gilday Takes Office as 32nd CNO at Ceremony
WASHINGTON — Adm. Michael M. Gilday succeeded Adm. John M. Richardson as the chief of naval operations in ceremonies Aug. 22 at the Washington Navy Yard. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer, who presided over the ceremonies, praised Gilday. “As Adm….
BAE to Enhance F-35’s Electronic Warfare Capabilities
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems has received a Block 4 modernization contract award from Lockheed Martin to enhance the offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II fighter, BAE said in a release. Under the contract,…
Coast Guard’s Newest National Security Cutter Arrives in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) arrived Aug. 16 at its new homeport in Honolulu, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a statement. The Midgett is the eighth of the Coast Guard’s national security cutters and…
Hawaii Welcomes Third Sentinel-Class Coast Guard Cutter
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart (WPC-1134) arrived in Honolulu Harbor on Aug. 17, becoming the third 154-foot fast-response cutter homeported in Hawaii, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The FRCs are some of the…
Newest National Security Cutter Makes Second Cocaine Seizure in Five Days as 4,600 Pounds Are Interdicted
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Crews aboard the precommissioned U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31 and seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine during a boarding in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean,…
Raytheon to Demo Unmanned Single-Sortie Mine Sweeping for Navy at ANTX 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Raytheon Co. is ready to demonstrate a single-sortie mine neutralization concept using systems it developed or is developing. The technology will be demonstrated at Newport, Rhode Island, during the last week of August at ANTX (Advanced…
Navy Issues Draft Request to Industry for Large USV
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for its planned Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV), one of the vessels planned for its future surface fleet. “The LUSV will be a high-endurance, reconfigurable ship able…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Recover 1,300 Pounds of Marijuana Near Catalina Island
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a report of multiple bales of narcotics in the water near Santa Catalina Island on Aug. 13, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release. A…
