ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ last squadron flying the EA-6B Prowler electronic attack aircraft is scheduled to return home in early November, marking the last operational deployment for the aircraft. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron Two (VMAQ-2) is returning…
L3 Technologies Awarded Contract for U.S. Navy’s Next-Generation Jammer
NEW YORK — L3 Technologies has been selected for a $36 million demonstration of existing technologies (DET) contract award for the U.S. Navy’s Next-Generation Jammer Low Band program, the company said in an Oct. 30 release. The DET program encompasses…
Armor Express Wins Marine Corps Soft Armor Contract Award
CENTRAL LAKE, Mich. — Central Lake Armor Express Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-performance armor solutions, announced Oct. 30 that it has been awarded a multiyear, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Marine Corps Systems Command. The contract was…
Fairbanks Morse Awarded Engine Contract for Navy’s First Flight II LPD
WASHINGTON — Fairbanks Morse, an EnPro Industries company, has been awarded a contract to build and deliver the four main propulsion diesel engines (MPDE) that will power LPD 30, which will be the U.S. Navy’s first LPD Flight II class…
Boeing Awarded Contract for F/A-18 Super Hornet, Growler Modifications
PLANO, Texas — Boeing will continue its nearly 20-year legacy of F/A-18 modification work under a new $204 million contract award from Naval Air Systems Command, the company said in an Oct. 26 release. The sole-source contract, which covers inspections,…
Cutter Vise Returns to St. Petersburg After Hurricane Michael Mission
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vise returned Oct. 29 to St. Petersburg after responding to Hurricane Michael and conducting a 16-day port reconstitution and aids-to-navigation (ATON) patrol, the 7th Coast Guard District said…
Coast Guard Repatriates 84 Haitian Migrants
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew repatriated 84 Haitian migrants Tuesday to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the 7th Coast Guard District said in an Oct. 30 release. While on routine patrol the cutter Thetis crew located an overloaded 42-foot migrant…
KMS Solutions Awarded Navy Cyber Security Services Contract
ARLINGTON, Va. — KMS Solutions. LLC was awarded a cyber security services contract by the U.S. Navy to support the Naval Undersea Warfare Command Code 25 projects including: assessment and authorization; research, development, test and evaluation; environment maintenance; systems security…
Second California-based FRC Arrives at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard received the second California-based 154-foot fast response cutter (FRC) in San Pedro, Oct. 31. Robert Ward, a Sentinel-class fast FRC, arrived at its new homeport at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, where…
Navy Task Force Promotes Increased Knowledge of Ocean Environment
ARLINGTON, Va. — In a keynote speech to attendees of the 2018 Oceans Conference — held Oct. 22-25 in Charleston, South Carolina — Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. David Hahn discussed the goals of the U.S. Navy’s Task Force…
