Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division reports that the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter, Stone (WMSL 758) has successfully completed two days of acceptance sea trials in the
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successful completed builder’s sea trials of the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter, Stone (WMSL 758). The ship spent
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the Legend-class National Security Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) at its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard, December 9. The ship is named to
MARCH 6, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the seventh Legend-class National Security Cutter, Kimball (WMSL 756), Saturday, in a ceremony attended by around 1,000 guests. “We wouldn’t
MARCH 6, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel for the company’s seventh U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, Kimball (WMSL 756), Friday. The ship is named
Delivered to the Coast Guard by Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in September 2011, the third National Security Cutter, Stratton, has holes in the hull that will require
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its third National Security Cutter, Stratton, successfully completed rigorous acceptance trials Friday to ensure the cutter meets its contractual requirements and is ready for delivery to
DECEMBER 24, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received two fixed price incentive contracts from the U.S. Coast Guard to build two additional National
DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755), Friday in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Pacagoula, MS.
No mystery why the ninth NSC is in the legislation. It was put into 2016 Homeland Security appropriations bill (which was wrapped into the omnibus bill) by Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), who is chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, even though it was widely criticized as “an unnecessary acquisition.”
“The demands on the Coast Guard to protect our coasts and waterways from terrorism, human trafficking, drug smuggling and other maritime threats are not diminishing. They’re increasing and will continue to do so as its jurisdiction in the Arctic region expands. The National Security Cutter is the best weapon we have to meet that demand,” said Senator Cochran, back in June. “The current Coast Guard production goal for only eight National Security Cutters is based on dated assessments and is insufficient to meet current or future requirements,”
“I am pleased that the Senate bill would maintain the national security cutter production line in order to give the Coast Guard more certainty and capabilities to meet its operational requirements,” he added.
The NSC production line is, of course, in Senator Cochran’s home state at the Pasagoula, MS, shipyard of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding Division.
