The Coast Guard has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $486 million contract to build the ninth National Security Cutter (NSC), the last new high endurance cutter that Congress has provided funding for.The Coast Guard’s program of record is for eight NSCs, but Congress agreed to provide funding for a ninth vessel. The Senate in its version of an FY ’17 appropriations bill initiates funding for a 10th NSC but the House bill doesn’t, meaning the two chambers still need…
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