National Security Cutter
Characteristics:
Number
Planned: 8
Prime Contractor: Integrated Coast Guard Systems
Length: 418ft.
Beam: 54ft.
Draft: 22.5ft.
Full Load Displacement: 4500lt
Total Enclosed Deck Area: 54,139sq. ft.
Fuel: 659lt
Propulsion Plant: Combined diesel and gas turbine; with two 9,655hp diesel
engines and one 30,565bhp gas turbine
Max Sustained Speed: 28kts
Range: 12,000nm
Endurance: 60 to 90 days
Crew: 148
Armament: One MK110 57mm gun; one 20mm Close In Weapon System; one Mk53
NULKA active expendable decoy system
Sensors: X&S band surface search radar; EADS 3D air search radar; SPQ-9B
fire control radar; Mk46 electro-optical/infrared sensor; SLQ-32 electronic
warfare system
Communications: HF, VHF & UHF; radio direction finder
Stern Launch: Two cutter boats
Aviation Facilities: One MH-65C or MH-60T and two vertical launch unmanned
aerial vehicles, or other combinations
The National Security Cutter (NSC) is the flagship of the fleet, capable of meeting all maritime security mission needs. It is the largest and most technically advanced class of cutter in the Coast Guard, with robust capabilities for maritime homeland security, law enforcement and national defense missions.
Features
- Increased range and endurance
- Automated weapons system capable of stopping rogue merchant vessels far from shore
- Larger flight deck
- State-of-the-art communication equipment to enhance Coast Guard interoperability
- Detection and defense capabilities against chemical, biological, or radiological attack
- Advanced sensors contribute intelligence to a common operating picture and provide enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness
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