Coast Guard Cutter

Fast Response Cutters

Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PatForSWA) in Bahrain have received the first two of six planned U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters.

August 2021
Coast Guard Cutter

The Hamiltons’ Second Life

The Coast Guard’s 378-foot cutters have all finally retired, but they continue to serve.

Lieutenant Commander Karen Kutkiewicz, U.S. Coast Guard
August 2021
Ship

Petroleum at a Premium

As currently configured, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve can’t support a war in the Pacific.

July 2021
Driveless truck

Rogue Fires

Raytheon and the Marine Corps have tested the latest innovation in the Marine Corps’ effort to integrate antiship weapons into its arsenal—a driverless truck.

Brian O'Rourke
June 2021
expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith (ESB-5)

New Ships for the Navy

The Miguel Keith is the third ship in the Lewis B. Puller class and the third to be commissioned as a warship.

Brian O'Rourke
June 2021
Mk VI patrol boat

Mk VI Off the Chopping Block—For Now

Last month, Need to Know recounted reports on USNI News and The War Zone that the Navy had ordered the deactivation of its Mk VI patrol boats, starting in February.

Brian O'Rourke
May 2021