The following is the Oct. 13, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress Read More
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Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the May 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the April 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Polar Coast Guard Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the March 21, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the Jan. 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Coast Guard To Finalize Icebreaker Acquisition Strategy By Spring; Production By 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10). US Coast Guard photo.
The Coast Guard intends to develop an acquisition strategy for its heavy endurance icebreaker program by the spring and reach production-related activities by 2020, after President Barack Obama announced in September that the United States should accelerate the icebreaker program to support increased activity in the Arctic. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Polar Coast Guard Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the Nov. 20, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the July 28, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Coast Guard Working With Canadians, Finns on Future Icebreaker Design
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea
The Coast Guard is in consultation with the Canadians and Finnish ship designers on technology that could end up in a future U.S. icebreaker, the service’s assistant commandant for acquisitions said on Thursday. Read More
Coast Guard Analysis Says U.S. Needs 3 Heavy and 3 Medium Icebreakers, Path to Ships Unclear
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) in 2006. US Coast Guard Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard has determined — through independent analysis — it needs three heavy and three medium icebreakers to cover the U.S. anticipated needs in the Arctic and Antarctic, commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft, told reporters on Tuesday. Read More
