March 10, 2023

Coast Guard orders components for upgraded MH-65E helicopter

The Coast Guard placed a delivery order Feb. 14 for components and related supplies for the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) and Automatic Flight Control System used in the upgraded MH-65E short range recovery helicopter.

March 3, 2023

Coast Guard accepts 52nd fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 52nd fast response cutter (FRC), Maurice Jester, March 2 in Key West, Florida. Maurice Jester will be the third FRC to be homeported in Boston.

March 1, 2023

MH-65 upgrades continue to prove worth during California flooding

Record amounts of rain caused by a series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in early January; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that more than 32 trillion gallons of water fell during the weather event.

Feb. 23, 2023

Coast Guard Research and Development Center hosts 50th anniversary open house

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Feb. 27, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the center’s campus next to Fort Trumbull in New London, Connecticut.

Feb. 15, 2023

Coast Guard partners with Space Force to strengthen presence in space domain

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Science, Technology and Research Directorate solidified their commitment to collaborate and enhance space capabilities for the joint warfighter through a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed Jan. 19.

Jan. 31, 2023

Coast Guard and Navy commands formalize support for Research and Development Center autonomous vessels

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with several U.S. Navy commands based in Southeastern Connecticut Jan. 18 to formalize support for experimental autonomous vessels operated by the RDC.

Jan. 31, 2023

Electronic health records system implementation continues

Following the deployment success of Segment A, the Coast Guard is moving forward with Segment B and the deployment of centralized X-ray services interoperable with the MHS GENESIS electronic health records (EHR) system to ashore clinics and sickbays.

Jan. 25, 2023

Coast Guard delivers 14th Minotaur-missionized HC-144 to fleet

The Coast Guard completed work on its 14th HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft outfitted with both the Ocean Sentry Refresh (OSR) modifications and the Minotaur mission system Jan. 17.

Jan. 25, 2023

Coast Guard seeks information on UAS capabilities

The Coast Guard is conducting additional market research on Group 2 and Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capabilities, sensors and payloads through a request for information (RFI) released Jan. 19.

Jan. 20, 2023

Coast Guard to collaborate with Connecticut National Guard

Major Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard, and Capt. Dan Keane, commander of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, sign a joint memorandum of understanding.