Navy Names USS Nantucket & USS Savannah, Commissions USS Omaha
On Feb. 13, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the next Freedom and Independence variant Littoral Combat Ships will be named USS Nantucket (LCS 27) and USS Savannah (LCS...
USS Michael Monsoor Completes Acceptance Trials (See in Action)
The Navy's next generation destroyer, the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), successfully completed acceptance trials Feb. 1.
The U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey reviewed the ship and its crew...
Saab Swordfish to Redefine Maritime Patrol Aircraft (See in Action, Videos)
Saab’s Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) is bringing a new level of operational confidence to the global MPA market.
The winning combination of Bombardier’s Global 6000 ultra-long-range aircraft, General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada’s...
Rescue 21 Surpasses 100,000 Search and Rescue Missions (Multi-Video)
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has conducted approximately 100,000 search-and-rescue (SAR) operations since 2006 with support from the Rescue 21 Coastal system built by General Dynamics Mission Systems.
Rescue 21 is the...
TCOM to Showcase Cost-Efficient Maritime Persistent Surveil (Video)
TCOM, a global leader for innovative, cost-effective Airborne Persistent Surveillance Solutions, and a 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner, is participating in the 2018 Singapore Airshow where it will showcase superior persistent...
Nautic Alert X2 for Search and Rescue (SAR) & Boater Safety Tech (Video)
When it comes to search and rescue, Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) and PLBs are fabulous technologies as a last resort.
However, with limited functionality, they lack the ability to offer two-way...
Famed CG Cutter Acushnet Assumes New Challenge (Learn More, Videos)
The former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Acushnet, having been retired from Coast Guard service in 2011, has now been re-acquired by a non-profit organization and is being re-fitted and re-purposed...
BAE Systems to Provide US Navy with Modernized Mk 45 Guns (Video)
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $46.8 million contract option to deliver an additional four Mk 45 Naval Guns.
The contract modification calls for upgrading existing guns to the Mod...
DHS S&T Helps Create Standards for Next USCG Cutter Polar Icebreaker
The last time the U.S. government tested and ordered new polar icebreaker cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) was in 1976.
However, in 2015, the decision was made to ramp up...
Surface Force CDR Directing the Future of Surface Fleet (Multi-Video)
Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF), Vice Adm. Tom Rowden is taking a holistic approach to implementing recommendations from the Comprehensive Review of Surface Force Incidents (CR) to ensure safe and effective...
