April 2, 2020

Coast Guard modifies contract to construct second offshore patrol cutter, acquire long lead-time material for third offshore patrol cutter

The U.S. Coast Guard modified its contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) April 2 to begin construction of the second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and to acquire long lead-time material (LLTM) for the third OPC. Contract delivery of the second OPC, to be named Chase, is scheduled to occur in 2023.

April 2, 2020

Coast Guard accepts 38th fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 38th fast response cutter (FRC), Harold Miller, in Key West, Florida, April 2.

March 20, 2020

Coast Guard awards eight contracts for Offshore Patrol Cutter industry studies

The Coast Guard announced the award of eight Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) industry studies contracts March 20, 2020.

March 18, 2020

Small UAS for NSC acquisition reaches milestone

The Coast Guard’s small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) for national security cutter (NSC) program reached a milestone March 4 when Rear Adm. Michael Johnston, assistant commandant for acquisition and chief acquisition officer, approved a move to full production, called ADE-3.

March 5, 2020

Coast Guard accepts missionized HC-130J aircraft

The Coast Guard accepted its 12th mission-ready HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft Feb. 27 from L3 Technologies Inc. Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division in Waco, Texas.

March 2, 2020

Coast Guard christens ninth national security cutter

The Coast Guard christened its ninth national security cutter (NSC), Stone, at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Feb. 29.

Feb. 28, 2020

DHS S&T seeks language translator, maritime tracking technology for Coast Guard missions

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), in partnership with the Coast Guard Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Innovation Program, is looking for start-ups to develop or adapt two technologies that could become part of Coast Guard mission execution.

Feb. 27, 2020

Ninth 225-foot seagoing buoy tender arrives for major maintenance availability

Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrived Feb. 26 at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, to begin major maintenance availability (MMA) work as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment program.

Feb. 26, 2020

Silicon Valley Innovation Program hosts USCG Homeland Security Day

DHS Science and Technology’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard is holding a Homeland Security Day March 4, 2020, in Menlo Park, California, to find innovative solutions to support USCG mission needs.

Feb. 25, 2020

Coast Guard awards contracts for maritime domain awareness study

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) is moving forward with plans to assess low-cost, commercially available autonomous solutions to improve maritime domain awareness in remote regions of the Pacific Ocean.