C4ISR: Newsroom
2009
Bertholf Granted ATO for its C4ISR Systems
May 29, 2009 - The Coast Guard’s newest and most technologically advanced cutter, CGC Bertholf, was granted Authority to Operate (ATO) for its C4ISR systems, clearing the way for the lead ship in the new class of National Security Cutters (NSC) to join the fleet in fully operational status.
TEMPEST Update for USCGC Bertholf
Feb. 5, 2009 - The Coast Guard adheres closely to the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the National Security Agency rules, regulations, and protocols for TEMPEST testing and certification.
2008
Coast Guard Exercises Contract Options to Missionize the Fifth and Sixth HC-130J Aircraft
Dec. 30, 2008 - On November 19, 2008, Coast Guard officials exercised options on the existing ICGS Deepwater contract to missionize the fifth and sixth HC-130J Long Range Surveillance (LRS) Aircraft at Lockheed Martin in Greenville, S.C.
Coast Guard Awards Contract to Purchase Three HC-144As and Five Mission System Pallets
Nov. 21, 2008 - The Coast Guard awarded a firm-fixed-price Delivery/Task Order to Integrated Coast Guard Systems on November 17, 2008, to purchase three HC-144A “Ocean Sentry” Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) at a total cost of $150,517,167.00.
Sep. 23, 2008 - On September 4, a Coast Guard HC-130H “Hercules” Long Range Surveillance Aircraft located and identified three people atop an overturned 15 foot boat in choppy waters 47 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic using a newly installed Selex Seaspray 7500E radar system.
Training Facility in Synergy with Mission Support, Operational Communities
Aug. 2008 - COAST GUARD TRAINING CENTER,PETALUMA, Calif., August 5—Amid the golden hillsides and wooded dells here, a state-of-the-art facility is helping to shape the culture of the Coast Guard.
2007
Coast Guard Takes
Delivery of High-Tech Facility
Dec 4, 2007 - The U.S. Coast Guard, Integrated Coast Guard Systems,
and Lockheed Martin completed the final phase of the $20 million Command,
Control, Computers, Communications Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
(C4ISR) simulator at Training Center Petaluma in Petaluma, Calif. The completion
of this state-of-the-art training suite represents a milestone in the Coast
Guard's $24 billion, 25-year modernization and recapitalization plan known
as Deepwater.
Deepwater Command, Communication, Sensor Electronics Build Enhanced Operational
Capabilities
July 11, 2007 - The Deepwater program is making progress in the development
and delivery of mission effective command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) equipment. Already
these systems have improved the operational capabilities of legacy cutters
and aircraft, and will provide even more functionality when the next generation
of surface and air platforms arrives in service.
Coast Guard
to Train for Post-911 Missions in High-Tech Facility (Press Release)
March 14, 2007 - Vice Adm. Vivien S. Crea, vice commandant of the U. S.
Coast Guard, and a host of senior Coast Guard leaders, local officials
and industry representatives officially dedicated a new high-tech training
facility at the Coast Guard's training center here today.
2006
Deepwater Achieves Major Milestones
in C4ISR Domain, Deepwater News
November 2006 - Coast Guard Communication Stations Receive Second of Three
Planned Upgrades.
Deepwater C4ISR Upgrade
Completed on USCGC Morgenthau, Deepwater News
May 2006 - “I have heard great reports on how experienced and helpful the
install team was in that they efficiently and effectively worked around the daily
operations of the cutter and the crew,” said Capt. Michael Sullivan, commanding
officer of CGC Morgenthau.
USCGC Seneca Shows Off C4ISR Upgrades,
Deepwater News
April 2006 - The crew of the 270-foot medium-endurance cutter USCGC Seneca
visited Alexandria, Va., in late March, and hosted open-house tours of
their ship.
Breaking Ground
to Expand Communication Capabilities, Deepwater News
February 2006 - The Coast Guard broke ground Jan. 10, for a $3.4 million,
9,800-square-foot expansion of the Coast Guard Communications Area Master
Station Atlantic (CAMSLANT) in Chesapeake, Va.
Media Contacts
Ms. Laura Williams
Director of Communications
Commandant (CG-9)
US Coast Guard
2100 2nd St Stop 7111
Washington, DC 20593-7111
Office: 202-475-3116
Laura.A.Williams@uscg.mil