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Coast Guard seeks information on UAS capabilities

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.

Sept. 10, 2018

Coast Guard Releases Request for Information on HC-130J Missionization, Upgrades

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak's first HC-130J Super Hercules arrives in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 21, 2018. Air Station Kodiak is expected to receive five HC-130Js by the end of 2019 to replace the five HC-130H models currently there. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Harper.The Coast Guard released a request for information

Sept. 7, 2018

Coast Guard Seeks Information On Maritime Surveillance Sensors

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) released a Request for Information (RFI) Aug. 22 to gather market research about commercially available low-cost technologies and systems for improving the Coast Guard’s Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in remote regions.

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