Homeland Security
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InternationalWhite House Reports Deal For 11 Polar Icebreakers, Selecting Bollinger and Foreign Shipyards
The White House last Thursday announced a multi-billion dollar deal that will see Bollinger Shipyards and Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding partner with foreign shipbuilders to construct up to 11 new medium-polar […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Plans To Spend $350 Million On Robotics And Autonomous Systems
Drawing on nearly $25 billion in funding provided the service in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Coast Guard on Wednesday said it will invest $350 million on robotics […]
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Homeland SecurityDIU Seeks Non-Lethal Solutions To Thwart Small Watercraft In Homeland Waters
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), working with the Department of Homeland Security, on Tuesday issued a solicitation seeking non-lethal solutions to disrupt or disable non-compliant vessels and small watercraft attempting […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Taps Beautiful Bill Funds To Award Bollinger Contract For 10 FRCs
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said has awarded $507 million to Bollinger Shipyards to begin construction of 10 more Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), bringing the total program to 77 vessels. […]
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Homeland SecurityAustal USA Awarded Long-Lead Options For Three Offshore Patrol Cutters
The Coast Guard has awarded Austal USA $314 million in options to purchase long-lead time materials for three more Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), bringing to six the number of medium-endurance […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Needs More Counter-UAS Capabilities As Use Of Drones Expands
The increasing use of aerial drones by adversaries, cartels, and the clueless and careless means the Coast Guard needs to expand its use of counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) on its […]
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard’s First Robotics PEO Planning Rapid Acceleration Of Acquisitions
The Coast Guard’s new, and first, program executive officer overseeing the lifecycle of the service’s efforts to develop, acquire, and maintain unmanned systems said he plans to dramatically decrease timelines […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Stands Up PEO For Robotics And Autonomous Systems
As called for in a new plan to reorganize and transform the Coast Guard for the future, the service has established a Program Executive Office (PEO) for unmanned systems to […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Orders Second Offshore Patrol Cutter From Austal
The Coast Guard on July 31 exercised a $273 million contract option with Austal USA to start construction on its second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and acquire long-lead material on […]
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V-BAT UAS Ready For Deployment With Coast Guard After Successful Testing
The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully complete operational test and evaluation with the Coast Guard, clearing the way for the service to begin employing the drones aboard its […]