March 29, 2019

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

Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, March 25, 2019, to begin midlife maintenance availability (MMA) work as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment Program.

March 28, 2019

Final HC-130J with legacy mission system inducted into Minotaur Missionization

The Coast Guard's Long Range Surveillance (LRS) Aircraft Program reached a significant milestone March 18, when CGNR-2001 was inducted into the Minotaur Mission System Suite modification program at L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Aerospace Systems in Waco, Texas.

March 22, 2019

Coast Guard commissions 31st fast response cutter

The Coast Guard today commissioned the 31st fast response cutter (FRC), Terrell Horne, in San Pedro, California.

March 22, 2019

Coast Guard accepts 33rd fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 33rd fast response cutter (FRC), Joseph Doyle, in Key West, Florida, March 21.

March 13, 2019

Coast Guard Accepts Missionized HC-130J Aircraft

The Coast Guard accepted its ninth HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft outfitted with the Minotaur Mission System Suite March 8. Integration was completed at L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas.

March 13, 2019

Coast Guard delivers missionized HC-144s to fleet

The Coast Guard transferred its fourth HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft outfitted with both the Ocean Sentry Refresh (OSR) modifications and the Minotaur mission system into the fleet Feb. 19.

March 5, 2019

Coast Guard commissions 30th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned the 30th fast response cutter (FRC), Robert Ward, in San Francisco, California, March 2.

Feb. 15, 2019

Coast Guard orders 20 response boats

The Coast Guard placed a delivery order on Feb. 4 for 20 response boats-small II (RB-S IIs), worth approximately $8.5 million, with Metal Shark Boats of Jeanerette, Louisiana.

Feb. 15, 2019

Coast Guard seeks information to support Waterways Commerce Cutter Program

The Coast Guard released a request for information Feb. 14 to gather information about the state of the market and current industrial capabilities to support pile-driving systems for the Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program. The deadline to submit responses is March 7 at 12 p.m. EST.

Feb. 12, 2019

Coast Guard MH-65E program completes low rate initial production, begins initial operational test and evaluation

The Coast Guard is completing the first phase of production and moving to full-rate production on concurrent Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) and avionics upgrades of the service’s H-65 short range recovery helicopters.