National Security Cutter
Characteristics:
Number
Planned: 8
Prime Contractor: Integrated Coast Guard Systems
Length: 418ft.
Beam: 54ft.
Draft: 21ft.
Full Load Displacement: 4,306lt
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: 60d
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 (Long Range Interceptor and/or Short Range
Prosecutor)
Aviation Facilities: One MH-65C or HH-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 (60–90 day patrol cycles)
- Automated weapons system
- Medium caliber deck gun (57MM) capable of stopping rogue merchant vessels far from shore
- Larger flight deck
- State-of-the-art Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) equipment enhancing interoperability between Coast Guard and U.S. Navy
- Detection and defense capabilities against chemical, biological, or radiological attack
- Advanced sensors for intelligence collection and sharing
- Real-time tracking and seamless Common Operational Picture/Maritime Domain Awareness