General Dynamics BIW Awarded $21 Million Contract for Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Program
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Dynamics BIW Awarded $21 Million Contract for Coast Guard Offshore Patrol
Cutter Program
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works a
$21.4 million contract for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program.
Bath Iron Works is one of three shipyards chosen from a field of eight
competitors to proceed to Phase I design work on this next-generation
cutter program. The Bath Iron Works team includes L-3 Communications
(New York, N.Y.) and Navantia, S.A. (Spain), a shipbuilder that Bath
Iron Works has collaborated with for more than 30 years.
Bath Iron Works Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Design
Picture: General Dynamics
Bath Iron Works president Fred Harris said the Coast
Guard design contract was an important development as the shipyard seeks
to expand its customer base and maintain its design and manufacturing
workload.
“Our experienced engineering and design team will now focus on
developing a preliminary OPC design that meets or exceeds our customer’s
requirements,” said Harris. “We will also continue our yard-wide
actions to ensure we can build these ships affordably, safely and on
– or ahead of – schedule.”
At the end of the 18-month Phase I period, the Coast Guard will select
one team to develop Phase II detail design and build the first nine
to 11 ships of a planned 25-ship class.
The OPC is a next-generation ship which will replace the Coast Guard’s
aging fleet of Medium Endurance Cutters, complementing the current and
future fleet and extending the service’s operational capabilities.
The OPC will feature increased range and endurance, more powerful weapons,
a larger flight deck and improved command, control, communications,
computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment.
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