Defense

DHS cuts contract for significantly delayed cutter, saving $260 million

By Mike Brest
Published June 5, 2025 9:00am ET
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DHS cuts contract for significantly delayed cutter, saving $260 million
A New York City Police Department boat, foreground, passes the US Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Calhoun, during Fleet Week, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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 possible delivery would be spring 2029 after a series of delays and setbacks.

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