Huntington Ingalls Industries will participate in Doha’s International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) this week, highlighting the new patrol frigate derivative of the company’s proven U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter. The patrol frigate could be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

“The Ingalls patrol frigate design has already proven its seaworthiness in U.S. Coast Guard service,” said Dan Holloway , HII’s corporate vice president for customer relations. “Our analysis has shown there are foreign navies with requirements for patrol frigate capabilities and that this particular design will address naval multi-mission needs. The patrol frigate’s technologically advanced ship features, coupled with Ingalls’ experienced workforce and active construction line, will generate an affordable platform for a variety of potential customers.”