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.

May 17, 2018

Coast Guard delivers latest HC-130J for Minotaur retrofit

The Coast Guard delivered its latest HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft to the L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas, April 30 to undergo replacement of its legacy mission system with Minotaur.

May 10, 2018

RDC, CGA Cadets Redesign Modern Helicopter Rescue Basket

Coast Guard Academy Mechanical Engineering cadets have been prototyping a new and improved rescue basket, which could revolutionize the way the Coast Guard conducts search and rescue missions onboard the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters.

May 9, 2018

Coast Guard awards contract for C-27J aircraft avionics spare parts

The Coast Guard on April 26, 2018, awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Honeywell International Inc. of Morris Plains, New Jersey.

May 9, 2018

New Radar contract announced for Coast Guard C-27Js

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract May 7 to Telephonics Corporation of Farmingdale, New York, for up to 19 Multi-Mode Radar systems. The fixed-price contract is worth approximately $31.8 million.

May 4, 2018

Coast Guard Releases Request For Proposal For Long Range UAS Tech Demonstration

The Coast Guard Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on May 3 for long range/ultra-long endurance (LR/U-LE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology demonstrations and flight services to support an evaluation of current technologies to enhance Coast Guard missions.

April 27, 2018

Coast Guard celebrates completion of service life extension work on Eagle

The Coast Guard marked the completion of the service life extension project (SLEP) for the barque Eagle with a ceremony at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore April 24.