The Coast Guard on Monday awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $222 million contract option for four Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), raising the total number of short-range patrol craft under contract to 60. The 154-foot FRCs built under the latest contract option will be delivered in 2024, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard plans to buy 64 of the Sentinel-class cutters. Currently, 38 FRCs are in operation with the Coast Guard. The first 32 FRCs were produced under a $1.5 billion…
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