Aug. 30, 2024

Production begins for the Coast Guard’s fifth offshore patrol cutter

The Coast Guard joined Austal USA on Aug. 29 at the contractor’s facility located in Mobile, Alabama, to mark the start of production of the fifth Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Coast Guard Cutter Pickering.

Aug. 30, 2024

Coast Guard completes fourth phase of service life extension work on Polar Star

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completed the fourth phase of its five-year service life extension program (SLEP) at Mare Island Dry Dock LLC in Vallejo, California.

Aug. 26, 2024

Sequoia completes major maintenance work

Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia, a 225-foot Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender, departed Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore on Aug. 21 following completion of its major maintenance availability (MMA) as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

Aug. 23, 2024

Coast Guard delivers first MH-60T to new Air Station Ventura

The Coast Guard on June 8 delivered an MH-60T medium range recovery helicopter to the service’s first new air station in 25 years, Air Station Ventura, located at Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, California.

Aug. 20, 2024

Coast Guard, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory expand partnership to address national defense, maritime security challenges

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) in New London, Connecticut, and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, on Aug. 5 signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MOU) to team up on addressing critical technology challenges in national defense and maritime security.

July 26, 2024

270-foot medium endurance cutter Legare begins service life extension program at Coast Guard Yard

Coast Guard Cutter Legare, a 270-foot Famous-class medium endurance cutter, began service life extension program (SLEP) activities following its arrival at Coast Guard Yard on June 24.

July 26, 2024

Research and Development Center to collaborate with American Bureau of Shipping on maritime technologies

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on July 17 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to guide collaborative research on technologies impacting the maritime industry.

July 2, 2024

Coast Guard commissions 56th fast response cutter, David Duren

The Coast Guard commissioned the 56th fast response cutter (FRC), Coast Guard Cutter David Duren, on June 27 in Astoria, Oregon.

June 28, 2024

Coast Guard accepts second new hull for MH-60T sustainment program

The Coast Guard accepted the second newly manufactured MH-60T hull from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation on June 3 at the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

June 27, 2024

Coast Guard awards contract to procure cutter-based unmanned aircraft system capability

The Coast Guard awarded a contract on June 26, 2024, to Shield AI Inc. of San Diego for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability that can be deployed from Coast Guard cutters.