The Multi-Mission National Security Cutter
The Coast Guard’s national security cutter (NSC) has quickly proven itself as the most capable cutter in the fleet based …
Surface Ships
Trident Juncture Stresses Collective Defense of NATO Alliance
Courtesy of Surface SITREP, published by the Surface Navy Association (www.navysna.org).
Fifty thousand military personnel from NATO personnel and partner …
Offshore Patrol Cutters Represent a New Normal
The U.S. Coast Guard’s 1,300-ton, 210-foot Reliance-class and 1,800-ton, 270-foot Famous-class medium-endurance cutters have been the workhorses of the fleet, …
Fast Response Cutters Require a New Mindset
The Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) is the Coast Guard’s new multi-mission platform designed to replace the 110-foot Island-class patrol …
USS Gerald R. Ford Accepts First Advanced Weapons Elevator
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), closed out 2018 on a high note with the …
Polar Security Cutter Is More Than Just an Icebreaker
The Coast Guard’s polar security cutter (PSC) program wants to make it clear: The ship is more than an icebreaker …
Surface Navy Association to Hold Annual Symposium
The Surface Navy Association will hold its 31st National Symposium January 15-17, 2019 at the Crystal City Hyatt Regency Crystal …
Coast Guard Maritime Drug Interdiction
In mid-September 2018, at the conclusion of a deployment that had taken it from maritime domain awareness patrols off the …
WEG, Praxis Join Damen Saab Team for Brazilian Corvettes Bid
On December 13, Brazilian company WEG Electric Equipment, and Dutch company Praxis Automation Technology, both leading companies within their respective …
Future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) Launched at Bath Iron Works
The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was launched Dec. 9 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard.
The process …