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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.
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.
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.
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).
Jan. 31, 2019
Coast Guard accepts 32nd fast response cutter
The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 32nd fast response cutter (FRC), Benjamin Bottoms, in Key West, Florida, Jan. 8.
Jan. 30, 2019
Coast Guard accepts 12th C-130J aircraft
The Coast Guard accepted its 12th C-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft Dec. 18, 2018, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ Marietta, Georgia, facility.
Dec. 21, 2018
Coast Guard awards production for 10th and 11th national security cutters
The Coast Guard awarded a fixed-price contract option to Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi, today for the production of the 10th and 11th national security cutters (NSCs).