Feb. 12, 2019

Coast Guard MH-65E program completes low rate initial production, begins initial operational test and evaluation

The Coast Guard is completing the first phase of production and moving to full-rate production on concurrent Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) and avionics upgrades of the service’s H-65 short range recovery helicopters.

Feb. 12, 2019

Coast Guard accepts missionized HC-130J aircraft

The Coast Guard accepted its eighth Minotaur Mission System Suite-missionized HC-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft Feb. 2.

Feb. 7, 2019

Commencement of steel cutting for first offshore patrol cutter

The Coast Guard and Eastern Shipbuilding Group commenced cutting steel for the first offshore patrol cutter (OPC), Argus, in Panama City, Florida, Jan. 7.

Feb. 1, 2019

Seventh national security cutter arrives in Honolulu homeport

The national security cutter (NSC) Kimball arrived in its Honolulu, Hawaii, homeport Dec. 22, 2018.

Feb. 1, 2019

Coast Guard addresses industry partners’ questions about payments after lapse in appropriations

Dear Industry Partner, Thank you for your continued interest and current support in doing business with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Jan. 31, 2019

Coast Guard accepts 32nd fast response cutter

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 32nd fast response cutter (FRC), Benjamin Bottoms, in Key West, Florida, Jan. 8.

Jan. 30, 2019

Coast Guard accepts 12th C-130J aircraft

The Coast Guard accepted its 12th C-130J Super Hercules long range surveillance aircraft Dec. 18, 2018, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ Marietta, Georgia, facility.

Dec. 21, 2018

Coast Guard awards production for 10th and 11th national security cutters

The Coast Guard awarded a fixed-price contract option to Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi, today for the production of the 10th and 11th national security cutters (NSCs).

Dec. 20, 2018

Renovation completed on seventh 140-foot icebreaking tug

Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay departed from the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Dec. 11, 2018, following completion of its service life extension project as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

Dec. 20, 2018

Coast Guard conducts critical design review for C-27J missionization

The Coast Guard conducted a critical design review (CDR) of Minotaur missionization of its C-27J Spartan medium range surveillance aircraft Oct. 22-25.