WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Charleston, South Carolina, as the home of the service’s newest National Security Cutter, Coast Guard Headquarters announced in a June 26 release. “I am pleased to announce that Charleston, South Carolina, will be the…
Virtual Laboratory on Ship Demonstrates the Capabilities of Virtualized Systems at Sea
WASHINGTON — Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), in partnership with Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) 5.0, Undersea Systems, successfully tested the Virtual Laboratory on Ship (VLOS), a virtualized Undersea Warfare Combat System (AN/SQQ-89…
LCS Indianapolis Completes Acceptance Trials
MARINETTE, Wis. — Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 17, the future USS Indianapolis, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, Lockheed Martin said in a June 26 release. This is the ship’s final significant milestone before the ship is delivered to the…
Future LCS USS Cincinnati Delivered to Navy
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA delivered its 10th Independence-variant littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a release, as the future USS Cincinnati(LCS 20) will be the 18th LCS to enter the fleet. “It’s so exciting…
Marine Corps Awards BAE Team Contract to Develop ACV Family of Vehicles
STAFFORD, Va. — BAE Systems along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles has been awarded a $67 million contract modification by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop new variants for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Family of Vehicles, BAE announced in…
Mercury Systems Garners $16 Million in DRFM Jammer Orders from U.S. Navy
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. has received an $16 million more orders against its $152 million five-year agreement to deliver advanced Digital RF Memory (DRFM) jammers to the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a release. The orders were…
First Marine F-35C Squadron Retires its Hornets
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ first operational squadron to fly the F-35C carrier-capable version of the Lightning II joint strike fighter has retired its last F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter. In ceremonies held June 21 at Marine Corps Air Station…
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Returns After 90-Day Eastern Pacific Patrol
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC-913) returned to their homeport in Key West following a 90-day counter-smuggling patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South and operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Dependable Returns to Homeport After 62-Day Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned on June 22 to Little Creek, Virginia, after completing a 62-day Mid-Atlantic fisheries patrol, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release. From New Jersey to South Carolina,…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Crew Returns Home After Caribbean Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned home June 23 to Cape Canaveral after a two-month Caribbean patrol, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S….
