$173.7 Million to Base Seattle Upgrade
The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center (FDCC) awarded a contract Aug. 27 to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for the first phase of work that will ultimately result in…
Palue Island Earthquake Aid
The Indonesian Navy, through the KRI Makassar-590, distributed humanitarian aid to coastal communities affected by the earthquake on Palue Island, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Sunday (September 13, 2026).…
First Production Contract Awarded for MQ-25A Stingray
The U.S. Navy awarded a Fixed Price Incentive contract to The Boeing Company, for the MQ-25A Stingray Lot 1 Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP), valued at $562,000,000. The contract provides the…
48th Escort Group to Visit Three Ports
The 48th escort task group of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia on its return voyage from the Gulf of Aden, according to…
USCGC Jeffrey Palazzo Commissioned
The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned their newest Fast Response Cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Jeffrey Palazzo (WPC 1163), during a ceremony in New York City on Sept. 12. The event marked…
Philippines, US, Canada Conduct 20th MMCA in Sulu Sea
The Philippines, US and Canadian naval and air units successfully conducted the two-day 20th multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) over the weekend at the Sulu Sea, the Armed Forces of…
Exercise GALAPEX Concludes
The U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130) crew concluded participation in GALAPEX 2026 offshore of the Galapagos Islands from Aug. 17 – Sept. 03, 2026. Ecuador hosted…
USCGC Joseph Gerczak Returns from Operation Blue Pacific
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC-1126) returned to Honolulu September 8th following a 52-day patrol in support of Coast Guard Oceania District’s Operation Blue Pacific. The Joseph Gerczak crew departed…
Riverine Patrol Vessels for Bangladesh Coast Guard
MAURIC has recently been selected to undertake the design studies for five 38-metre Riverine Patrol Vessels for the Bangladesh Coast Guard. This contract marks a further commercial success for the…
Intruder on the Edge of the Breach
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, at 9:37 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, claiming the lives of 184 people. In the immediate, chaotic aftermath –…