Northrop Grumman Awarded $285.5 Million Construction Contract for U.S. Coast Guard's Third National Security Cutter
09 Août 2007 - 9:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded $285.5 million for
construction of the third National Security Cutter (WMSL 752), the
newest and most capable multi-mission cutter in the United States
Coast Guard fleet. The contract is being funded under the
Integrated Deepwater System program. This contract brings the most
advanced cutter class in the Coast Guard one step closer to
delivery and leverages significant continued production savings by
sharing the same design and production team with the first two
cutters in the class. "This cutter is the third in the class of
new, high performance cutters that will significantly enhance the
maritime security capabilities and mission execution of the United
States Coast Guard," said Philip Teel, president of Northrop
Grumman's Ship Systems sector. "We are proud to serve our Coast
Guard customer." The design for the National Security Cutter (NSC)
has evolved since the first NSC was proposed in 2002 to meet
additional, homeland security-specific 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, among others. Northrop
Grumman is leading the construction effort, and the ship will be
manufactured at the company's Pascagoula facility. 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. The cutter will
include an aft launch and recovery area for two rigid hull
inflatable boats, an expansive flight deck able to accommodate a
range of rotary wing manned and unmanned aircraft, and
state-of-the-art command and control systems. In addition, the
cutter features improved habitability and a sailor-centric design
to facilitate optimized crewing and enhance onboard quality of
life. "The National Security Cutter team is ready and eager to
begin construction on this ship, and have it join the two others
already under construction. With world class production
efficiencies and ever improving manufacturing metrics that rival
those of any class of ship, we are poised to provide the best
product built to fulfill the Coast Guard's multiple maritime
missions," said Jamie Anton, vice president and general manager of
Coast Guard programs for Northrop Grumman's Ship Systems sector.
"Our entire NSC production team will continue to implement
improvements in the ships we deliver to our customer." Northrop
Grumman is building the NSC under contract from Integrated Coast
Guard Systems, a joint venture of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed
Martin. Partner Lockheed Martin is designing and integrating the
command, control, communications, computer, intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for the NSC under this
contract. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $30 billion global
defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide
innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and
services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and
commercial customers worldwide. DATASOURCE: Northrop Grumman
Corporation CONTACT: Bill Glenn of Northrop Grumman Corporation,
+1-228-935-3972, Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com/
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