March 13, 2019

Coast Guard Accepts Missionized HC-130J Aircraft

The Coast Guard accepted its ninth HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft outfitted with the Minotaur Mission System Suite March 8. Integration was completed at L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas.

March 13, 2019

Coast Guard delivers missionized HC-144s to fleet

The Coast Guard transferred its fourth HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft outfitted with both the Ocean Sentry Refresh (OSR) modifications and the Minotaur mission system into the fleet Feb. 19.

March 5, 2019

Coast Guard commissions 30th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned the 30th fast response cutter (FRC), Robert Ward, in San Francisco, California, March 2.

Feb. 15, 2019

Coast Guard orders 20 response boats

The Coast Guard placed a delivery order on Feb. 4 for 20 response boats-small II (RB-S IIs), worth approximately $8.5 million, with Metal Shark Boats of Jeanerette, Louisiana.

Feb. 15, 2019

Coast Guard seeks information to support Waterways Commerce Cutter Program

The Coast Guard released a request for information Feb. 14 to gather information about the state of the market and current industrial capabilities to support pile-driving systems for the Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program. The deadline to submit responses is March 7 at 12 p.m. EST.

Feb. 12, 2019

Coast Guard MH-65E program completes low rate initial production, begins initial operational test and evaluation

The Coast Guard is completing the first phase of production and moving to full-rate production on concurrent Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) and avionics upgrades of the service’s H-65 short range recovery helicopters.

Feb. 12, 2019

Coast Guard accepts missionized HC-130J aircraft

The Coast Guard accepted its eighth Minotaur Mission System Suite-missionized HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft Feb. 2.

Feb. 7, 2019

Commencement of steel cutting for first offshore patrol cutter

The Coast Guard and Eastern Shipbuilding Group commenced cutting steel for the first offshore patrol cutter (OPC), Argus, in Panama City, Florida, Jan. 7.

Feb. 1, 2019

Seventh national security cutter arrives in Honolulu homeport

The national security cutter (NSC) Kimball arrived in its Honolulu, Hawaii, homeport Dec. 22, 2018.

Feb. 1, 2019

Coast Guard addresses industry partners’ questions about payments after lapse in appropriations

Dear Industry Partner, Thank you for your continued interest and current support in doing business with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).