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…
Latest Aegis Combat System Demonstrates Success During At-Sea Test
ABOARD USS JOHN FINN — The latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System, Baseline 9.C2 (BMD5.1), successfully supported a Missile Defense Agency-led at-sea Ballistic Missile Defense System test event, Lockheed Martin said in an Oct. 26 release. During the test,…
StandardAero Awarded Option Year for P-8A Engine MRO Support Contract
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — StandardAero has been selected as the U.S. Navy’s primary engine depot for support of the CFM56-7 engines used on the P-8A aircraft, the company announced in an Oct. 24 release. This is the second straight year StandardAero…
Port Hueneme SeaSparrow Launcher, Platform Being Upgraded for Future ISEA Work
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Work has commenced on the refurbishment and modification of the NATO SeaSparrow Missile System (NSSMS) platform and Mk132 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) located at the Surface Warfare Engineering Facility aboard Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port…
Coast Guard Responds to Vessel Collision Near California-Mexico Maritime Border
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured person via helicopter and rescued 17 passengers after a vessel collision near the maritime boundary line, the 11th Coast Guard District said in an Oct. 27 release. The crew of the…
Coast Guard Signs for Newest Fast Response Cutter
MIAMI — The Coast Guard signed for the newest Coast Guard Fast-Response Cutter, Terrell Horne, Thursday during a signing ceremony in Key West, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said in an Oct. 26 release. Lt. John Beal, commanding officer…
Navy Awards Next-Generation Jammer Low Band Contracts
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy awarded Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET) contracts Oct. 25, valued at approximately $36 million each to L3 Technologies Communications Systems West and Northrop Grumman Corp. Mission Systems in support…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Critical to Successful Intercept Test for SM-3 Block IIA Missile
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion systems supported a key intercept test of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3 Block IIA guided missile, the company said in an Oct. 26 release. During the FTM-45 flight test, conducted by the U.S. Navy and Missile…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Returns Home After Seizing Approximately $27 Million of Cocaine
PENSACOLA, Fla. ― Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless is scheduled to return home to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, Oct. 27 following a 54-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 8th District said in an Oct. 27 release….
