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Acquisition Update: Coast Guard Requests Quotes For Heavy Polar Icebreaker...
USCGC Polar Sea The following is copied directly from the CG-9 web site. “The Coast Guard issued a request for quote (RFQ) on Dec. 22 for industry studies to identify solutions for the heavy polar...
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“Congress Must Re-Set Department of Homeland Security Priorities: American...
US Capital West Side, by Martin Falbisoner The influencial Conservative think tank, Heritage Foundation, has issued a report on the Department of Homeland Security that will likely strongly influence...
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A Little More on the Offshore Patrol Cutter
OPC “Placemat” MarineLink has a story on the OPC, and it includes a bit more detail, and it raises some questions. I’ve also seen a couple of stories about how they will be equipped that will be...
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OPC to Have Hybrid Propulsion
OPC “Placemat” We have confirmation that the Offshore Patrol Cutter will have a hybrid propulsion system. Shephard Media is reporting that, “DRS Technologies, a Leonardo Company, has been selected to...
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How Does the Program of Record Compare to Historic Fleets
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722) heads out to sea from its home port in Alameda, California (USA), passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. A question from a reader prompted me to...
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UAE’s New, and very well Armed OPV
UAE offshore patrol vessel Arialah (note the concept above is incorrect in that the gun is a BAE 57mm rather than the 76mm illustrated). DefenseNews reports first impressions of a new Offshore Patrol...
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South Africa to Build Damen Design Offshore and Inshore Patrol Vessels
Damen 85 meter Offshore Patrol Vessel, 1800 Naval today reports, On February 15, Armscor (the acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence–Chuck) announced Damen Shipyards Cape Town...
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My Unfunded Priority List
An earlier post reported a plea by Representative Duncan Hunter, Chair of the Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, for the Coast Guard to provide an unfunded priority...
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Innovation in the OPC’s Propulsion System
When I first read this report from MarineLink, what I concentrated on was the generator capacity to be included in the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), four 1,000 KW generators. Second time around I...
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Administration Considers Cancelling NSC#9
Stars and Stripes reports, “President Donald Trump’s budget would eliminate a $600 million-plus state-of-the-art Coast Guard cutter that’s a priority of the powerful Republican chairman of the Senate...
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Admiral Papp Interviewed–OPC/Inland AtonN/Budget
– Former Commandant, Admiral Papp, has been at the Sea-Air-Space EXPO representing Eastern Shipbuilding. He has given a couple of interviews, the one above and a second one here. Of the two, I think...
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Fincantieri’s Icebreaker Design Team Emerges
Photo: VARD designed icebreaking supply vessel for Chile. MarineLog is reporting, “APRIL 6, 2017—Philly Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA, is teaming with Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) to compete for the...
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Hybrid Propulsion News Release
We have a news release on the electric portion of the Offshore Patrol Cutter’s hybrid propulsion system. There is not a lot of specifics about the system, but it does provide a rationale for...
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Coast Guard’s National Security Role
The Coast Guard leadership has been hitting the Coast Guard’s National Security role pretty hard since the change of administration and the “skinny budget” scare. Here is the Commandant’s latest pitch...
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Vigor Buys New Dry Dock
Vigor’s Seattle facility Got a news release from Vigor which is quoted below: SEATTLE, WASH. (April 17, 2017) Building on its ongoing investments in critical infrastructure and fulfilling a promise to...
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If They Ditch the LCS, Perhaps the OPC as Frigate
OPC “Placemat” Criticism of the Littoral Combat Ship Program continues unabated, with additional fuel thrown on the fire by a series of machinery casualties. With the new administration indicating they...
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New French Friends in the Caribbean Neighborhood
French Navy PLG light patrol vessel La Confiance in combined anti-drug training with US Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser. French Navy picture. NavyRecognition reports, “The “La Confiance” PLG...
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“Too Small to Answer the Call”–USNI Proceedings
The May issue of US Naval Institute Proceedings is the Naval Review issue. It includes updates on the Coast Guard as well as the Navy and Marine corps that are behind the membership pay wall, but it...
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Balance of Power, 2030
Found this graphic on the US Naval Institute Blog. Considering that the US Navy is spread all over the globe, with responsibilities in the Atlantic as well the Pacific, while the Chinese Navy will be...
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Russian Icebreaker Development
NavyRecognition reports on Russian icebreaker development. They have a diverse and very impressive program. Not content with the Arctika class nuclear powered icebreakers, they are now expecting to...
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