
After construction was halted on last one of 11 National Security Cutters (NSCs) last fall, the Coast Guard and shipbuilder HII [HII] have agreed to end construction after 10 ships and put remaining funds toward those vessels. The decision was considered a potential outcome of negotiations between the Coast Guard over what the service termed “material conformance” issues, a term never uttered by HII (Defense Daily, March 10). Construction of NSC 11 was only 15 percent complete as of late…