Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract Worth Approximately $250 Million
01 Juillet 2004 - 12:47AM
PR Newswire (US)
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract Worth Approximately $250 Million
To Begin Work on U.S. Coast Guard's Maritime Security Cutter
PASCAGOULA, Miss., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Under the U.S.
Coast Guard's Deepwater program, Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE:NOC) has been awarded approximately $250 million in
production and long lead material contracts for the first Maritime
Security Cutter, Large (WMSL), formerly named the National Security
Cutter, which is a highly capable high-endurance cutter. A photo
accompanying this release is available at:
http://media.primezone.com/noc/ These contracts, awarded to the
company's Ship Systems sector, bring the lead ship of the most
advanced cutter class in the Coast Guard's fleet one step closer to
delivery and leverage significant continued production savings
across three different cutter classes by sharing the same design
team, with common systems, logistics, and training. The Ship
Systems sector leads the construction effort as a major partner in
Integrated Coast Guard Systems, a joint venture of Northrop Grumman
and Lockheed Martin. The ship will be manufactured here at the
Northrop Grumman's Pascagoula shipyard. Construction will begin in
September 2004 with the keel laying to follow in April 2005. The
anticipated delivery date for the lead ship is the second quarter
of 2007. "This cutter will significantly enhance the maritime
security capabilities and efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard," said
Dr. Philip A. Dur, president, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. "Our
shipbuilders are experienced in building complex and sophisticated
surface combatants which this class of cutters exemplifies. We are
proud to be on the Deepwater team, and ready to deliver these ships
on an accelerated schedule if that becomes necessary and feasible."
The WMSL will be a 421-foot vessel with a 4,112-ton displacement at
full load, when delivered, and will be powered by a twin-screw
combined diesel and gas turbine power propulsion plant designed to
cruise at a maximum speed of 28 knots. The cutter will include an
aft launch and recovery area for two rigid hull inflatable boats, a
flight deck to accommodate a range of rotary- wing manned and
unmanned aircraft and state of the art command and control
electronics. "The National Security Cutter team is well prepared to
begin construction on this ship, and to further provide a product
built ready and able to fulfill the U.S. Coast Guard's maritime
missions," said Judy Wheat, program manager for the National
Security Cutter. "Our entire Deepwater team will continue to survey
cost savings and will establish a best value analysis for equipment
and component standardization to fully understand the life-cycle
cost savings associated with this effort." Integrated Deepwater
System (IDS) is a critical multiyear, multibillion- dollar program
to modernize and replace the Coast Guard's aging ships and
aircraft, and improve command and control and logistics systems. It
is the largest recapitalization effort in the history of the Coast
Guard. When complete, the interoperable IDS system will include
three classes of new cutters and their associated small boats, a
new fixed-wing manned aircraft fleet, a combination of new and
upgraded helicopters, and both cutter-based and land-based unmanned
aerial vehicles. All of these highly capable assets are linked with
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, and are supported
by a new and far-reaching integrated logistics system. Northrop
Grumman Ship Systems includes primary operations in Pascagoula and
Gulfport, Miss., and in New Orleans and Tallulah, La., as well as
in a network of fleet support offices in the U.S. and Japan. Ship
Systems is one of the nation's leading full-service systems
companies for the design, engineering, construction and life-cycle
support of major surface ships for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard
and international navies, and for commercial vessels of all types.
DATASOURCE: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems CONTACT: Bill Glenn of
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, +1-228-935-1323, Web site:
http://media.primezone.com/noc Web site:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/
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