ARLINTON, Va. — Naval Air Systems Command is looking at options for an aircraft to replace the T-44C Pegasus multi-engine training aircraft, but the ultimate choice may not be “new.” The Navy is exploring options for adapting an existing aircraft…
Bollinger Delivers First of Three FRCs for Homeport in Guam
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the fast-response cutter (FRC) Myrtle Hazard to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida, the company announced on May 28. The Myrtle Hazard is the 162nd vessel that Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard in 35 years and the 39th FRC delivered under the current program. The cutter is…
FBI: No Second Suspect in Foiled Texas Naval Air Station Attack
ARLINGTON, Va. — Following “intense investigation,” the FBI says concerns that a second person may have assisted the gunman in the thwarted attack May 21 on Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, have been allayed. One member of the Navy…
Coast Guard Recovers 11 Bales of Adrift Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutters Paul Clark and Joseph Tezanos crews recovered 11 bales of cocaine about 10 miles southwest of Desecheo Island on May 22, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a May 27 release. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk…
Coast Guard Seizes 3,100 Pounds of Cocaine from Smuggling Vessel
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 3,100 pounds of cocaine in mid-May with an estimated value of $53.5 million from a low-profile go-fast vessel in international waters of the Pacific Ocean off Central America, the Coast Guard 11th District said…
RE2 Robotics to Add Autonomy to Dexterous Maritime Manipulation System
PITTSBURGH — RE2 Robotics has received $2.5 million in funding from the Office of Naval Research to continue the development and commercialization of its technology under the Dexterous Maritime Manipulation System (DM2S) program, the company said in a May 27 release. RE2’s DM2S…
Third Unsafe Intercept by Russia in U.S. 6th Fleet in Two Months
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — For the third time in two months, Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft in the U.S. Sixth Fleet on May 26, the 6th Fleet said in a release. “On May 26,…
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Receives Upgrades to Simulation Complex
HOUSTON — The technology group Wärtsilä has completed replacement of the Ship Analytics simulator solution at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS) facility, the company said in a release. The original simulator system was installed at the academy in…
Navy Announces New Flag Officer Assignments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced the following assignments in a May 22 release: Rear Adm. (lower half) Bradley J. Andros will be assigned as deputy director of plans and policy for countering…
State Department OKs Possible Sale of Torpedoes to Taiwan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Taiwan of submarine-launched torpedoes, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a release. DSCA said that Congress has been notified of the potential sale of torpedoes to the Taipei Economic and Cultural…
