$285.5m Coastguard contract
Northrop Grumman has been awarded $285.5m for construction of the third National Security Cutter (WMSL 752), the newest multi-mission cutter in the United States Coast Guard fleet. The contract is being funded under the Integrated Deepwater System program.
According to Northrop Grumman, the design for the National Security Cutter (NSC) has evolved since the first NSC was proposed in 2002 to meet homeland security requirements identified by the Coast Guard for operations in a post-9/11 operating environment. These include chemical, biological and radiological facilities, a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), and more robust aviation installations.
Northrop Grumman is leading the construction effort, and the ship will be manufactured at the company's
The NSC will be 418 feet long with a 4,300 ton displacement at full load, powered by a combined diesel and gas turbine power propulsion plant driving twin screws with a maximum speed of 28 knots.
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