Jan. 29, 2018

Small unmanned aircraft system assists national security cutter drug interdictions

The small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) on board the national security cutter (NSC) Stratton aided multiple drug interdictions during the ship’s recent deployment, which included the seizure of five suspected smuggling boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Jan. 24, 2018

Coast Guard releases request for proposal for new cutter boats

The Coast Guard released a request for proposal (RFP) Jan. 16 for design, construction and support of a new fleet of cutter boats-large (CB-L).

Jan. 18, 2018

Coast Guard orders 20 response boats

The Coast Guard placed a delivery order for 20 response boats-small II (RB-S IIs), worth approximately $8 million, with Metal Shark Aluminum Boats of Jeanerette, Louisiana, Jan. 12.

Jan. 12, 2018

Coast Guard exercises HC-130J Minotaur installation options

The Coast Guard exercised two contract options, worth a combined total of approximately $29.3 million, to L3 Technologies Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas, on Dec. 22, 2017, for installation of the Minotaur mission system suite on two C-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft.

Jan. 10, 2018

Coast Guard Moves Forward With Examination Of Long-Range And Ultra-Long Endurance UAS

The Coast Guard is continuing its research to understand the state of technology available in the long-range and ultra-long endurance unmanned aircraft systems (LR/U-LE UAS) market.