Last May, DHS approved production of the service’s first polar security cutter to be built in nearly five decades.

The five cutters will bring the total orders for the new ships to 11, with the first planned to be delivered in 2028.

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract to Davie Defense for the construction of five Arctic security cutters, bringing the total number of icebreakers currently on order to 11. The award marks ...

The U.S. Coast Guard announced today it has completed the award of contracts for 11 Arctic Security Cutters, fulfilling President Trump’s directive to rapidly expand America’s icebreaker fleet.

The design for Davie Defense’s ASC is derived from an established platform, with seven earlier versions already built by ...

The Coast Guard has committed $323 million to modernize its Seattle base in Washington, which will be home to future Polar Security Cutter icebreakers critical to far-flung frozen Arctic and Antarctic ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026 and marked its 50th year of commissioned service Saturday ...

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 class of polar icebreaker critical to ...

Coast Guard frees 1,004-foot ship from Lake Erie ice. Coast Guard set to activate Erie Islands regulated navigation area.

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 ...