The five cutters to be delivered by Davie Defense will represent a new class of Arctic icebreakers.

A rendering of a future Arctic Security Cutter awarded to Davie Defense. (Render courtesy Davie Defense) The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after ...

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 US Coast Guard seeks to fund a service-life extension for Polar Star , the only US heavy icebreaker. (Chris Sattler) The acquisition priorities for the US Coast Guard (USCG) in the coming fiscal ...

The Storis is intended as a stopgap until the new Arctic Security Cutters enter service—but the former civilian oil vessel ...

A close-up of the tig weld that was placed during the Coast Guard Cutter Pickering (OPC 5) keel laying ceremony for the first Heritage-Class Offshore Patrol Cutter in Mobile, Alabama, Dec. 8, 2025. (U ...

FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced two Arctic Security Cutters will be homeported in Alaska by the end of 2028 and will serve to strengthen American maritime power in the Arctic ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot medium "icebreaker" ship, returned to Seattle on Friday morning after a 17,000-mile, 124-day deployment. WASHINGTON - As the Arctic ice pack shrinks, and ...

USCGC Storis logged 4,800 miles on the trip to the Bering Sea. The crew assessed its icebreaking capabilities and carried out ...