Sept. 14, 2017

Mobile AIS helps Port Aransas rebound after Harvey

Vessel traffic is moving through the waters of Port Aransas, Texas, again thanks to electronic aids to navigation (eATONs) broadcast by the Coast Guard.

Sept. 14, 2017

RDC Protective Helmet Standards Review Informs Requirements, Procurement

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) completed a review of standards for personal protective helmets in February, and the recommendations from that review are informing the service’s ongoing purchase of new equipment.

Sept. 13, 2017

Innovation Program Seeks Feedback On Hurricane Relief Efforts

The Coast Guard Innovation Program is asking Coast Guard personnel for their lessons learned during Hurricane Harvey and Irma relief efforts to help improve future disaster response.

Sept. 12, 2017

Structural enhancement work to begin on second NSC, conclude on first

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, the service’s second national security cutter (NSC), arrived at Vigor Marine LLC’s Seattle shipyard today to begin structural enhancement work.

Sept. 11, 2017

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle arrives for final renovation phase

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Sept. 9, 2017, for its final phase of service life extension work.

Sept. 7, 2017

Coast Guard exercises long lead-time materials option for first offshore patrol cutter

The Coast Guard exercised a fixed-price option to the service’s existing contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. of Panama City, Florida, today to procure long lead time materials for the first offshore patrol cutter (OPC).

Sept. 5, 2017

Coast Guard accepts 25th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 25th fast response cutter (FRC), Jacob Poroo, in Key West, Florida, today.

Sept. 1, 2017

Fourth 225-foot seagoing buoy tender arrives for midlife maintenance availability

Coast Guard Cutter Maple arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Aug. 29, 2017, to begin its midlife maintenance availability (MMA) as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment Program.

Aug. 31, 2017

Coast Guard awards HC-144 missionization equipment contract

The Coast Guard awarded a contract to TFab Defense Systems LLC of Madison, Alabama, Aug. 30 for Minotaur mission system workstation units (PODs) and integration equipment for use on its HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft.

Aug. 30, 2017

Coast Guard releases request for information for long-range and ultra-long endurance unmanned aircraft systems

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center released a request for information (RFI) today to learn more about land-based long-range and ultra-long endurance unmanned aircraft systems (LR/U-LE UAS) and related equipment available from government, industry and academia.