Release from AeroVironment Inc. ***** ARLINGTON, Va., December 12, 2023 – AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it received a $16,098,922 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy for the advancement of video analytics and computer vision research to support multi-domain robotics initiatives. This contract…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returns home to Florida after interdicting 19.4 million in illegal narcotics, 3 suspected drug smugglers
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Dec. 13, 2023 PENSACOLA, Fla. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) returned to their homeport in Pensacola Tuesday following a 25-day counterdrug deployment in the Caribbean…
BlastOne Commissions State-of-the-Art Blast and Paint Facility at Fincantieri Marinette Marine
Release from BlastOne ***** Premier shipbuilder launches facility to accelerate delivery of new Constellation-Class Frigates to US Navy COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — BlastOne International, a leader in industrial sandblasting and coating solutions, announces the completion of its…
Insitu Announces Successful Shryke Demonstration with Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft System
Release from Insitu ***** BINGEN, Wash., Dec. 12, 2023 – Insitu, A Boeing Company, announced today the first successful drop of inert GPS-guided Shryke munitions from the Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) in collaboration with Corvid and L3Harris Technologies. Shryke,…
Coast Guard Upgrades Two Detachments to Full Bases
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard has upgraded two of its land-based detachments stations to full bases, according to two Coast Guard directives. The Coast Guard’s Operational Logistics Command formally established Base St. Louis,…
AUKUS-Related Foreign Military Sales Case Goes to Congress
***** Release from NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications and AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office Public Affairs Dec. 11, 2023 By NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications and AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office Public Affairs WASHINGTON – The Department of…
SECNAV Del Toro Establishes DON Office of Strategic Assessment
Release from SECNAV Public Affairs ***** 11 December 2023 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today announced the establishment of the Department of the Navy Office of Strategic Assessment (DON OSA). A cornerstone of the Secretary’s Maritime Statecraft initiative,…
U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference
Release from U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs ***** Dec. 6, 2023 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii – Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet unveiled the new Rim of the Pacific 2024 logo at the kick-off of the middle planning conference for the exercise at Marine…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home after 89-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 10, 2023 ALAMEDA, Calif. — Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and crew returned to homeport, Saturday, following an 89-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The 418-foot national security cutter…
L3Harris’ VAMPIRE System Helps U.S. Navy Fill Ukraine’s Counter-UAS Gap with Speed and Agility
Release from L3Harris ***** MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 11, 2023 — L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE™) multi-purpose weapons systems are having an immediate impact in Ukraine’s wartime efforts. “Early customer reports say VAMPIRE is already…
