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February 24, 2022
The first ship in the U.S. Coast Guards Polar Security Cutter program will be named Polar Sentinel, Commandant Admiral Karl…
February 23, 2022
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The top Coast Guard officer remains optimistic at the pace of expanding the fleet of cutters despite delays in design and construction that have pushed back the expected delivery date of the first new polar icebreaker. “We pushed the delivery date into the spring of 2025. We were hoping for a […]
January 21, 2022
The following is the Jan. 20, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The Coast Guard’s program of record (POR), which dates to 2004, calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements […]
December 20, 2021
[By Lt. James Martin and Lt. Jasper Campbell, USCG] In the spring of 2021, defense-minded interne...
December 20, 2021
[By Lt. James Martin and Lt. Jasper Campbell, USCG] In the spring of 2021, defense-minded interne...
September 1, 2021
The forthcoming Arctic Security Cutters should be multidomain medium icebreakers capable of polar and domestic ice operations.
March 3, 2021
Coast Guard Ship Modernization Under Full Steam MARITIME SECURITY 3/3/2021 Coast Guard photo by PAC Tom Sperduto As work continues on replacing its fleets of outdated ships, the Coast Guard is kicking off the development of two new programs — a vessel for Arctic operations and a family of boats that will ply inland waterways. “We have a lot going on. We’re doing more acquisitions than we’ve done since World War II,” said Rear Adm. Mike J. Johnston, ...
February 5, 2021
USNI News Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement February 5, 2021 10:16 AM The following is the Feb. 2, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The Coast Guard’s program of record (POR), which dates to 2004, calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard high-endurance cutt...