July 13, 2018

Third round of industry input sought on 47-foot motor lifeboat service life extension program

A request for information (RFI) was released by the Coast Guard on July 12 for the 47-foot motor lifeboat (MLB) service life extension program (SLEP) as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) program.

June 22, 2018

Coast Guard awards HC-130J Minotaur Mission System Suite retrofit option, accepts separate HC-130J following Minotaur retrofit

The Coast Guard on June 8 awarded a contract option worth approximately $3.6 million to L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas, for Minotaur missionization of one HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft.

June 15, 2018

RDC Tests Migrating Oil Barrier System in Lake Huron

PORT HURON, Michigan – The Coast Guard Research and Development Center was on Lake Huron the week of May 29, 2018, to test an underwater barrier system designed to mitigate the impacts of moving sunken oil in offshore environments and large lakes.

June 12, 2018

Coast Guard releases request for information for waterways commerce cutter capability

The Coast Guard today released a request for information (RFI) to gather additional information about potential solutions for the waterways commerce cutter (WCC) acquisition program.

June 11, 2018

Renovation completed on third 225-foot seagoing buoy tender

Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, shown above, departed the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, June 9, 2018, following completion of a midlife maintenance availability (MMA) through the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

June 8, 2018

RDC Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Naval Postgraduate School

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) established a direct relationship that promotes collaboration on research and development projects of mutual benefit through the May 7, 2018, signing of a joint memorandum of understanding.

June 7, 2018

Coast Guard accepts 29th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 29th fast response cutter (FRC), Forrest Rednour, in Key West, Florida, today.

June 7, 2018

Coast Guard awards contract to procure small UAS capability for national security cutters

The Coast Guard awarded a contract to Insitu Inc. of Bingen, Washington, for procurement of small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) capability for the national security cutters (NSCs) June 6. The service contract covers installation and deployment of sUAS for approximately 200 hours per 30-day operational patrol period.

May 31, 2018

2017 Capt. Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards

The Coast Guard honored 12 Coast Guard members for ideas that have had a significant impact on the service’s operations with Capt. Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards, presented May 31, 2018, during the Senior Leadership Conference held at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.“These people have embraced the spirit of change and fearlessly

May 23, 2018

RDC Tests Underwater Oil Barrier System In Kalamazoo River

Members of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center oil spill response research team were in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the week of April 23 testing an underwater barrier system designed to mitigate the impacts of sunken oil traveling along a river bottom.