The U.S. Coast Guard announced the award of two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers between the United States and Finland in a major step forward for America’s ...
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has finished awarding contracts for 11 new Arctic Security Cutters, a move that will reshape America’s small but important icebreaker fleet. The decision, announced in ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American shipbuilder, Davie Defense, has been awarded a contract from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to build five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), a new ...
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the first two Arctic Security Cutters, now being built in Finland, will be homeported in Alaska by 2028. Stationing the medium icebreakers in the state places them ...
A member of the ice rescue team maintains look-out as U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) keeps station alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution on in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023 ...
The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2020. (Petty Officer 1st Class Cindy Oldham/Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard announced a contract award ...