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HII To Present Variant Of NSC Design

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

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Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] will present a variance of the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter (NSC) at a symposium in Australia that gets underway today, hoping drum up business on the international market for patrol frigates. The shipbuilder said there are two variants of the patrol frigate derivative aligned closely with the NSC hull, with one featuring added capabilities for anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and anti-surface and mine-warfare. The designs will be exhibited at the Pacific 2012 International Maritime and Naval…

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