MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies finished first in a contest to design an electronic warfare (EW) solution for the U.S. Marine Corps’ future large unmanned aerial system, a network of early warning and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drones to protect maritime forces,…
Littoral Combat Ship St. Louis Delivered to Navy
MARINETTE, Wis. — Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine delivered the future USS St. Louis, littoral combat ship No. 19, to the U.S. Navy, according to a Feb. 6 Lockheed Martin release. “With LCS 19’s delivery, the U.S. Navy has 10 Freedom-variant littoral combat ships in the fleet,” said Joe DePietro, Lockheed’s vice president…
Coast Guard, U.K. Royal Navy Ships Seize $46.2 Million in Cocaine in the Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard, U.K. Royal Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 3,086 pounds of cocaine and detained nine suspected drug smugglers following two separate interdictions in the Caribbean on Jan. 24 and Jan. 30, according to the Coast Guard 7th District. The seized drug shipments are estimated to…
Coast Guard Interdicts 69 Illegal Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant repatriated 44 of 69 Dominican migrants to a Dominican navy vessel on Feb. 3, following the interdiction of three separate illegal migrant voyages near Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the Coast Guard 7th District said…
Navy, Boeing Successfully Link Piloted, Unmanned Growlers
ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River as unmanned air systems, using a third Growler as a mission controller for the other two, according to the company. The…
HII to Acquire Hydroid, Establish Alliance with Kongsberg Maritime
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has entered into an agreement to acquire Hydroid Inc., a provider of advanced marine robotics to the defense and maritime markets and a U.S.-based indirect subsidiary, wholly owned by Kongsberg Maritime, HII announced. …
Austal’s Australian Operations Approved to Bid for U.S. Naval Ship Support
HENDERSON, Western Australia — Austal Limited’s shipyards and service centers in Australia have been approved to bid for and provide support services, including ship repairs, maintenance and sustainment activity for U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command ships, according to the company. With the agreement of boat repair (ABR)…
USS Fitzgerald Returns to Sea After Repairs
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald is underway to conduct comprehensive at-sea testing, marking a significant step in its return to warfighting readiness, Naval Sea Systems Command said Feb. 3. The ship departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Pascagoula shipyard to conduct a series of…
BAE Wins Two Awards in Enhanced Radio Communications, C5ISR
MCLEAN, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has awarded BAE Systems Inc. a prime position on a $212 million contract to integrate and sustain its critical communication systems, the company said in a release. The…
Rite-Solutions Gains $71.5 Million Contract to Develop Undersea EW Systems
Middletown, R.I. — Rite-Solutions has been awarded a new contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport with a potential value of $71.5 million over the next five years, the company said in a release. The company will provide…
