PASCAGOULA, Miss., April 1 (UPI) -- An eighth National Security Cutter is to be built for the U.S. Coast Guard by Huntington Ingalls Industries' Shipbuilding division, the company announced.
The future cutter, the Midgett (WMSL 757), is expected to be delivered to the Coast Guard in 2019 under a fixed-price incentive contract worth $499.8 million.