Sept. 28, 2018

Coast Guard exercises option for long lead-time material to construct 11th NSC

The Coast Guard exercised an option under the existing contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi today, to procure long lead-time material in preparation for the construction of the 11th national security cutter (NSC).

Sept. 28, 2018

Coast Guard exercises option to construct first offshore patrol Cutter, acquire long lead-time materials for second offshore patrol cutter

Today, the U.S. Coast Guard exercised contract options with Eastern Shipbuilding Group to begin construction of the lead Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and to acquire long lead-time materials for the second OPC.

Sept. 27, 2018

Coast Guard begins process to transfer patrol boats to Ukraine

Coast Guard Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko commemorated the upcoming transfer of two former 110-foot Island Class patrol boats to Ukraine with a ceremony Sept. 27, 2018, at Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore.

Sept. 24, 2018

Coast Guard awards contract for C-27J simulator

The Coast Guard, on Aug. 29 awarded a $15.1 million contract to L3 Technologies Integrated Systems, to procure a C-27J Spartan operational flight trainer, ancillary devices, spare parts and documentation in support of training requirements for C-27J pilots.

Sept. 20, 2018

Seventh national security cutter delivered to Coast Guard

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the seventh national security cutter (NSC), Kimball, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Sept. 19.

Sept. 17, 2018

Keel authenticated for ninth national security cutter

The Coast Guard and Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated the keel for the ninth national security cutter (NSC), Stone, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Sept. 14.

Sept. 14, 2018

Coast Guard awards contract for H-65 helicopter components

The Coast Guard awarded a $15.9 million contract to Airbus Helicopters Inc. Aug. 22 to procure three critical structural components for its H-65 short range recovery helicopters as part of a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).

Sept. 11, 2018

Coast Guard begins renovation of eighth 140-foot icebreaking tug

Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Sept. 5, 2018, to start its service life extension project as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

Sept. 10, 2018

FRCs aid in hurricane response, Coast Guard FRC program grows

In late August, Coast Guard Cutters Oliver Berry and Joseph Gerczak, stood at the ready to respond to the impacts of Hurricane Lane in Hawaii.

Sept. 10, 2018

Coast Guard releases request for information on HC-130J missionization, upgrades

The Coast Guard released a request for information (RFI) Aug. 22 for installation of the Minotaur mission system suite (MSS+) and a block upgrade for its HC-130J aircraft.