Rendering of Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter. Eastern Shipbuilding Image
NavyRecognitions reports that, “Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has successfully conducted its Final Critical Design Review (FCDR) with the United States Coast Guard on 29 June 2018 for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Program.”
Award for construction of the first of class, USCGC Argus, is expected in the Fall.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
Your article on the “OPC Derived Frigate? Designed for the Royal Navy, Proposed for USN,” Chuck Hill’s CG [Coast Guard] Blog, September 15, 2017.
Mentioned in the footnotes on p. 6 of CRS report on Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program Background and Issues for Congress by Ronald O’Rourke Specialist in Naval Affairs July 3, 2018 🙂
Nick, Thanks, I had not noticed that.
A second contract for an OPC Multi-Mode Radar. https://navaltoday.com/2018/07/26/saab-receives-us-coast-guard-opc-radar-order/?uid=171
Northrop Grumman touting their role in the Final Critical Design Review http://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20180806-OPC.html
Ballast Water Treatment System selected for the OPCs. http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/september/6480-optimarin-bwts-chosen-for-uscg-opc.html