Required number of polar icebreakers. A 2023 Coast Guard fleet mix analysis concluded that the service will require a total of eight to nine polar icebreakers, including four to five heavy polar ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig Hooper evaluates security threats and proposes solutions. Despite some recent momentum, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar ...
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are frustrated about delays and cost overruns with the Coast Guard's polar security cutter program, which is years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over ...