Homeland Security
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Awards $3.3 Billion In Polar Icebreaker Contracts To Bollinger And Rauma
The Coast Guard on Monday announced it awarded two contracts covering up to six new Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers to Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions and Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards, the […]
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard Official Gives Rough Outline For Spending OBBBA Funds On Unmanned Systems
The Coast Guard’s priority for $350 million in budget reconciliation funds Congress approved earlier this year is for long-range unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) followed by unmanned surface vessels, a service […]
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Business/FinancialDavie Defense Completes Acquisition Of Texas-Based Shipyards
Davie Defense on Wednesday said it has completed its acquisition of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp.’s shipbuilding assets in Texas, which will support the Coast Guard’s future Arctic Security Cutter […]
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Homeland SecurityGAO Points To Continued Challenges With Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
Both shipbuilders constructing the Coast Guard’s future fleet of Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) continue to face challenges with their respective designs, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on Nov. 25, […]
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Unmanned SystemsPending Multiple Award DHS-Wide Counter-Drone Contract Worth $1.5 Billion
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last Friday evening released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a multiple award contract worth up to $1.5 billion that its components and agencies […]
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Homeland Security
U.S., Canada And Finland Emphasize Icebreaker Workforce Development In New Statement
A key focus in 2026 of a trilateral icebreaker development and construction effort will be workforce development, signatories to the year-old framework between the U.S., Canada and Finland said last […]
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Unmanned SystemsCISA Issues Guidelines To Lower Risks Of Drone Threats To Critical Infrastructure
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a package of guidelines to assist owners and operators of critical infrastructure to mitigate of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) including suggestions […]
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Working To Integrate Counter-Drone Network Along Southern Border
To combat the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by drug cartels and others along the U.S. southern border, the Defense Department is working to create an integrated sensor […]
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Unmanned SystemsDHS Hosting Competition For Counter-Drone Capabilities And Services
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a draft solicitation outlining an upcoming competition for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) solutions and services for enterprise-wide applications. The department’s procurement office and […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Awards GD’s Gulfstream Unit $172 Million For Command And Control Aircraft
The Coast Guard last week said it awarded Gulfstream Aerospace a contract for new long-range command and control aircraft that are used by the secretary of homeland security and senior […]