Homeland Security Dept. Cancels Order for Incomplete USCG Cutter

Homeland Security Dept. Cancels Order for Incomplete USCG Cutter

The Department of Homeland Security is reporting that it canceled the order for the eleventh Legend-class national security cutter which was to be nam...

DHS cuts contract for delayed cutter, saving $260 million

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that it cancelled the ongoing but delayed production of a legend-class National Security Cutter, saving more than $260 million. Shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) began production on the cutter in May 2021 and it was scheduled to be delivered to the Coast Guard by November 2024 at the latest. In August 2024, however, HII informed the service that the earliest possib…

Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter

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DHS Cancels $260M Coast Guard Cutter Contract with Huntington Ingalls

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced today the cancellation of a delayed Legend-class National Security Cutter contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), resulting in $260 million in taxpayer...