Coast Guard cutter program’s third phase could see rematch between Austal, Eastern Shipbuilding

Coast Guard cutter program’s third phase could see rematch between Austal, Eastern Shipbuilding
Coast Guard cutter program’s third phase could see rematch between Austal, Eastern Shipbuilding

“All I want is ships as fast as I can get them,” said Rear Adm. Chad Jacoby when asked about maintaining two shipbuilders for the Offshore Patrol Cutter program.

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Using RPAs and more to achieve stability in the Arabian Gulf and beyond

Using RPAs and more to achieve stability in the Arabian Gulf and beyond
Using RPAs and more to achieve stability in the Arabian Gulf and beyond

General Atomics’ commitments to the UAE go beyond the long-term support it’s planning for additional aircraft systems.

Navy, Marines race for better at-sea connectivity using clouds

Navy, Marines race for better at-sea connectivity using clouds
Navy, Marines race for better at-sea connectivity using clouds

“I love the cloud, but I don’t have access to the cloud all the time while I’m afloat,” said Rear Admiral Stephen Donald of 10th Fleet. “So I need industry to figure out how to give me a virtual cloud.”

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian®: Ready Today for Peer Competition in the Maritime Domain

MQ-9B SeaGuardian®: Ready Today for Peer Competition in the Maritime Domain
MQ-9B SeaGuardian®: Ready Today for Peer Competition in the Maritime Domain

The MQ-9B SeaGuardian® manufactured by San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is tailor-made to support the U.S. Navy, its allies, and partners against peer or near-peer forces.

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IDEX underscores US-UAE relationship, importance of UAS

IDEX underscores US-UAE relationship, importance of UAS
IDEX underscores US-UAE relationship, importance of UAS

Dave Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the San Diego-based global leader in remotely piloted aircraft, underscores the importance of the security relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

Coast Guard’s chief data officer: ‘We don’t know how to take care of our data’

Coast Guard’s chief data officer: ‘We don’t know how to take care of our data’
Coast Guard’s chief data officer: ‘We don’t know how to take care of our data’

Capt. Brian Erickson said his Office of Data and Analytics has formed three divisions — one focused on data analytics, another for data governance and strategy and a data integration division — to help guide the Coast Guard to become a data-driven organization. 

Eastern Shipbuilding protesting Austal’s cutter win, cites ‘unfair competitive advantage’

Eastern Shipbuilding protesting Austal’s cutter win, cites ‘unfair competitive advantage’
Eastern Shipbuilding protesting Austal’s cutter win, cites ‘unfair competitive advantage’

So far, ESG is the only known bidder to file a bid protest against the Coast Guard’s decision to award Austal a contract worth potentially $3.33 billion.

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Three steps to JADC2: create the joint data layer, incentivize the services to plug-in, exercise it

Three steps to JADC2: create the joint data layer, incentivize the services to plug-in, exercise it
Three steps to JADC2: create the joint data layer, incentivize the services to plug-in, exercise it

It took US and coalition forces a decade to network themselves and share data. We can’t afford to take 10 years to figure out how to do that when faced with near-peer competitors.

Coast Guard’s Schultz gives ‘full-throated’ support for UN sea law treaty

Coast Guard’s Schultz gives ‘full-throated’ support for UN sea law treaty
Coast Guard’s Schultz gives ‘full-throated’ support for UN sea law treaty

Proponents say treaty would allow US to pressure other nations to join as well; opponents say it’ll threaten national security interests.

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The MQ-9B is the right solution for mission needs across the Middle East and North Africa.

The MQ-9B is the right solution for mission needs across the Middle East and North Africa.
The MQ-9B is the right solution for mission needs across the Middle East and North Africa.

Maintain real-time situational awareness in key locations with advanced unmanned aerial systems.

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MQ-9B Is Centerpiece Of Advanced Operations In Indo-Pacific

MQ-9B Is Centerpiece Of Advanced Operations In Indo-Pacific
MQ-9B Is Centerpiece Of Advanced Operations In Indo-Pacific

The new era of military and security operations in the Indo-Asia Pacific region depends more than anything else on one key asset: insight.

Coast Guard Deploying More Ships To Pacific, Arctic

Coast Guard Deploying More Ships To Pacific, Arctic
Coast Guard Deploying More Ships To Pacific, Arctic

The Coast Guard ships are “not ballistic missile shooters,” Adm. Karl Schultz said, “but you know not every place that you need a ship needs to have that BMD capability.” What his ships can do is “free up shooters to be the key places they need to be.”

Israel Rejects US Plan To Inspect Chinese Harbor At Haifa

Israel Rejects US Plan To Inspect Chinese Harbor At Haifa
Israel Rejects US Plan To Inspect Chinese Harbor At Haifa

TEL AVIV: Israel has refused an American request to inspect the new Chinese-built Haifa port that will be operated for the next 25 years by SIPG, a Chinese company. This is being seen in both countries as a test case of Israel’s relationship with China and with the United States. Israeli officials declined to comment…

NDAA Loaded With Icebreakers, Satellite Funding For Sharper Arctic Focus

NDAA Loaded With Icebreakers, Satellite Funding For Sharper Arctic Focus
NDAA Loaded With Icebreakers, Satellite Funding For Sharper Arctic Focus

“The highways of the Arctic are paved by icebreakers,” said Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, who helped shepherd the provisions through to the final bill which sits on the president’s desk, awaiting his promised veto