ARLINGTON, Va. — DARPA, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed a free flight test of its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) last week, the agency said in a Sept. 27 release. The missile, built by Raytheon Technologies, was released from…
Coast Guard to Recapitalize Aids-to-Navigation Boats
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard, responsible for maintaining the safety of the inland waterways of the United States, is planning on building a new class of aids-to-navigation boats (ANBs), the Coast Guard commandant said. The ANBs care for and…
Boeing Awarded Contract for Five P-8A Aircraft for Germany
ARLINGTON, Va. —The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a production contract for five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany, the company said Sept. 28. First deliveries are slated to begin in 2024 when the P-8A Poseidon will eventually replace Germany’s fleet of…
Coast Guard Nabs 2 Smugglers, Seizes $7.5 million in Cocaine in Caribbean Sea
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark transferred custody of two smugglers and offloaded approximately 250 kilograms cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Saturday, following Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s interdiction of a go-fast smuggling…
NAVFAC Northwest Awards $21M Contract for Shipyard Facility Upgrades
SILVERDALE, Wash. – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest awarded a $21 million contract Sept. 13 for seismic repairs and life safety improvements to building 431 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Washington,…
Boeing Delivers First Operational Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet to the U.S. Navy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing has delivered the first of 78 contracted Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets to the U.S. Navy, the company said in a Sept. 27 release. Block III gives the Navy the most networked and survivable F/A-18 built with…
Coast Guard Cutter Patrols EEZ in Partnership with Samoa
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry crew conducted patrol operations in Samoa’s exclusive economic zone in September 2021, deepening U.S. close partnership with Samoa and promoting resource security within the area, the Coast Guard 14th District said. The…
First Connecticut-Built Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter in Hands of U.S. Marine Corps
STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 24, 2021 — Sikorsky today celebrated the first Connecticut-built CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter that will be delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps, parent company Lockheed Martin said Sept. 24. This helicopter, which moves more troops and cargo more rapidly from…
LA-based Cutter Returns Home after 32-day Deployment, Drug Offload
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour returned home Sept. 26 following a 32-day patrol, the Coast Guard 11th District said Sept. 27. The crew disrupted illegal narcotics smuggling, seizing more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine that…
CGC Kimball, Japanese Vessel Conduct Exercise near Dutch Harbor, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew conducted a joint exercise with members of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) off the coast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Sept. 21, the Coast Guard 17th District said in Sept. 25 release. …
