Feb. 16, 2021

Coast Guard updates river buoy, inland construction tender draft specifications

The Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter Program released a special notice Feb. 11, 2021, to inform industry of changes made to the river buoy and inland tender draft specifications.

Feb. 11, 2021

Coast Guard accepts 43rd fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 43rd fast response cutter (FRC), Frederick Hatch, in Key West, Florida, Feb. 10.

Feb. 9, 2021

MH-65 program delivers upgraded MH-65E helicopter to Air Station Barbers Point

The Coast Guard’s H-65 conversion/sustainment program delivered an upgraded MH-65E to Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Jan. 28, 2021.

Feb. 1, 2021

Coast Guard releases request for proposal for offshore patrol cutter follow-on detail design and production

The Coast Guard released a request for proposal (RFP) Jan. 29 for detail design and production of up to 11 offshore patrol cutters (OPCs). The RFP is available here. The competition is open to all interested offerors.

Jan. 26, 2021

RDC participates in research on improving Coast Guard mission success during Arctic winter

As the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star continues its historic winter deployment to project power and a sovereign presence in the Arctic, Shalane Regan, a member of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC), is working with other scientists and researchers on board to find ways to operate most effectively in the harsh environment.

Jan. 22, 2021

Coast Guard commissions 41st fast response cutter

The Coast Guard commissioned the 41st fast response cutter (FRC), Charles Moulthrope, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Jan. 21.

Jan. 21, 2021

Coast Guard awards hull contract as part of MH-60T sustainment effort

The Coast Guard awarded a contract today to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation of Stratford, Connecticut, for new H-60 helicopter hulls as part of a program to extend the service life of the service’s current fleet of MH-60T helicopters for an additional 20,000 flight hours.

Jan. 15, 2021

Coast Guard releases cutter videos, announces waterways commerce cutter webinar

The Coast Guard waterways commerce cutter (WCC) program released two videos today showing layouts, operational footage and crew interviews from the river buoy and inland construction tenders in anticipation of the upcoming request for proposal (RFP) release.

Jan. 13, 2021

Coast Guard awards Polar Star service life extension contract

The Coast Guard today awarded an indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract to Mare Island Dry Dock LLC of Vallejo, California, for the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star service life extension project (SLEP).

Jan. 7, 2021

Coast Guard MH-65 program delivers four upgraded Dolphin helicopters

The Coast Guard short range recovery helicopter program within the past month delivered four MH-65E helicopters: three to Air Station Port Angeles, Washington, and one to Aviation Training Center Mobile, Alabama.