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Deepwater program “Unachievable”–GAO, Part One
The GAO has issued a status report on the Coast Guard’s “Deepwater” programs. The Navy Times has a pretty good summary. (Note the Coast Guard has requested that the “Deepwater” designation be dropped,...
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Mexico takes delivery of MPA–Their Version of HC-144
The Mexican Navy has taken delivery of the first of four Airbus Military CN235 aircraft equipped as Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) paralleling the Coast Guard’s own planned procurement of 36 CN235s as...
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A Truely Low Cost Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
Spanish IT contractor Indra, SELEX Galileo, FLIR Systems and Airborne Technologies are equipping an Italian built, light twin aircraft to perform maritime surveillance. “Regarding the sensors, the...
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C-27Js as MPA?–DOD Declares 38 New Aircraft Surplus
Recent DOD statements indicate they intended to “divest” themselves of 38 C-27J. These are all essentially new twin engine aircraft using the engines and glass cockpit of the C-130J. The USAF just...
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And You Thought We Had It Bad
Yes, some of our aircraft are getting old, and our ships are even older, but consider South Africa. It’s Air Force does their Maritime surveillance. Defense Web reports they use C-47/DC-3 airframes,...
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Coast Guard Capital Investment Plan, 2014-2018
Earlier we discussed the House sub-committee hearings on the Coast Guard’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP). The US Naval Institute has published the plan, you can see it here. It is very short, only six...
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Unfunded Piority List
The US Naval Institute has published an online copy of the DOD’s unfunded priority list. The Navy’s list runs pages 9-13 of the 49 page document reproduced there. Which got me to thinking, where is the...
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