Homeland Security
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Looks To Sunset Dolphin Helicopter Early, Light and Medium Icebreakers To Be Built in U.S., Commandant Says
The Commandant of the Coast Guard on Thursday said the service is looking to “sunset” its aging HH-65 Dolphin helicopters before 2037 as previously planned and confirmed new small and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCoast Guard Establishes Rapid Prototyping Office
As part of initiative launched earlier this year to boost the Coast Guard’s resources to enlarge the service and make it more agile and responsive, the service last Friday announced […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Official Sees Path To Boosting Buys Of Coast Guard NSCs, OPCs and Future Arctic Cutter
The Coast Guard has a need for more surface assets than currently planned and sees a path forward to expand its fleet, a senior Department of Homeland Security official said […]
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Unmanned SystemsDHS Creates Program Executive Office for Drone and Counter-Drone Systems
To further sharpen its focus on the purchase of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and counter-drone solutions, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a new program executive office (PEO) […]
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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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