ARLINGTON, Va. — President Trump has authorized the U.S. Navy to fire on Iranian boats that harass American ships, following a recent episode where armed Iranian craft came dangerously close to and harassed Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessels engaged in an exercise in the northern Persian Gulf. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any…
Bollinger Delivers Articulated Tug and Barge Unit to Crowley Fuels
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards Lockport delivered an articulated tug-barge (ATB) unit capable of transporting multiple clean petroleum products in the Alaska market to Crowley Fuels, the Alaska-based petroleum transportation, distribution and sales unit of Crowley Maritime Corp. Crowley Shipping provided vessel construction management services…
Corps Requests Proposals for Tropical Uniforms; Plans to Field Later This Year
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) on April 14 released a request for proposals to industry for new tropical uniforms for Marines to wear while training or embarking on missions in warm-weather climates, MCSC public affairs said in a release. The Marine Corps Tropical…
Navy Awards $99.8 Million to Rebuild Earthquake-Damaged China Lake Facilities
SAN DIEGO — Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest on April 14 awarded a $99.8 million task order for the design and construction of 25 new ordnance magazines and an inert storage facility at Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake,…
BAE Wins DARPA Contract to Develop Machine Learning Analytics
BURLINGTON, Mass. — BAE Systems was awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop machine learning analytics as a service — a first-of-its-kind, cloud-based model for the government, the company said in an April 21 release. …
Coast Guard Cutter Offloads 1,300 Pounds of Marijuana
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore crew offloaded about 1,300 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $1.1 million, on April 13, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, according to the Coast Guard’s 7th District. The drugs were interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane in the…
Special Operations Command Accepts Submersible with General Atomics LiFT Batteries
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced April 21 that the first Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) featuring its lithium-ion fault tolerant (LiFT) battery system as an energy source was accepted by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The DCS is a long-endurance delivery vehicle capable…
Second Unsafe Intercept by Russia Reported in U.S. 6th Fleet AOR
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — For the second time in four days, Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft April 19 in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), according to a release from the 6th Fleet. A P-8A…
Rite-Solutions Selected in $74 Million Undersea Weapon Systems Navy Contract
Middletown, R.I. — Rite-Solutions recently was selected as one of 17 companies that will participate in a five-year, $73.7 million contract to help the U.S. Navy develop future generations of its Undersea Weapons Family of Systems (FoS), the company said in…
Attack Submarine USS Vermont Commissioned
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Vermont (SSN 792), the 19th Virginia-class attack submarine, on April 18, the Navy said in a release. Although the traditional public commissioning ceremony was canceled due to public health restrictions on large public gatherings, the Navy commissioned…
