STRATFORD, Conn. — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, was awarded a performance-based logistics contract with a value of $717 million to provide supply and logistics support to the entire fleet of in-service CH-53E Super Stallions and MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters,…
Vigilant Returns Home Following 63-Day Caribbean Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned home Nov. 6 to Cape Canaveral following a 63-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the 7th Coast Guard District said in a release. Vigilant concluded the patrol…
Huntington Ingalls Receives Contract Modification for First Columbia-Class Sub
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Nov. 6 that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $197 million modification to a previously awarded contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction…
Leonardo to Equip the New German K130 Corvettes with OTO 76/62 Gun
ROME — Leonardo, a Finmeccanica company, was selected to provide the OTO 76 mm/62-caliber gun for the German Navy’s new K130 corvettes, the company said in a Nov. 1 release The OTO 76/62 SR (Super Rapid) system is a best…
Buono Named New U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent
WASHINGTON — Maritime Administrator Mark Buzby announced Jack Buono as the new superintendent for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Nov. 2. Buono will take command at the academy on Nov. 9. He most recently served as president and CEO of…
Elbit Selected to Provide Maritime UAS to the European Maritime Safety Agency
HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a framework contract for maritime unmanned aircraft system (UAS) patrol services to be provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to countries in the European Union, the company said in…
UTC Aerospace Systems Develops World’s Highest-Resolution SWIR Camera for ONR
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Under a contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), UTC Aerospace Systems’ Sensors Unlimited business has developed the world’s highest-resolution indium gallium arsenide Near Infrared/Shortwave Infrared (NIR/SWIR) imaging sensor, the company announced Oct. 31. The new…
Panelists Argue Current Pentagon Spending Conflicts with Likely Future Needs
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has a serious problem in that providing what it needs for the forces to be ready for current and likely near-term conflicts can clash with what it requires to prepare for the return of great power…
U.S., Canadian Forces Wrap Up Vigilant Shield 19
OAK HARBOR, Wash. — As the sun crept over the Olympic Mountains Oct. 27, Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 assembled their gear on the shore. Their mission — find, render safe, and exploit inert training mines…
Port of Everett to Receive $5.95 Million DOT Loan for Marine Terminal Rail Improvements
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Nov. 1 that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Build America Bureau will provide up to a $5.95 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan to the Port of Everett,…
