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The '''Polar Security Cutter Program''' is a program to recapitalize the [[United States Coast Guard|United States Coast Guard']]s aging fleet of [[icebreaker]]s, currently consisting of the heavy icebreaker [[USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10)|USCGC ''Polar Star'']] and the medium icebreaker [[USCGC Healy (WAGB-20)|USCGC ''Healy'']], with three new multimissionmulti mission vessels referred to as Polar Security Cutters (PSC). These heavy polar icebreakers will allow the USCG to perform its [[Missions of the United States Coast Guard|statutory missions]] in the Arctic as well as support the [[United States Antarctic Program]] with [[Operation Deep Freeze]].<ref name="uscg_psc">{{cite web|title=Polar Security Cutter|url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Programs/Surface-Programs/Polar-Icebreaker/|publisher=United States Coast Guard|accessdate=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="RL34391">{{citation|url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL34391|title=Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress|publisher=Congressional Research Service|accessdate=2 January 2021}}</ref>

The PSC program is managed by the USCG and [[United States Navy]] through an integrated program office. On 23 April 2019, [[Halter Marine|Halter Marine Inc]] was awarded the contract for the detail design and construction of the lead PSC.<ref name="uscg_psc" /> The contract option for the second PSC was exercised on 30 December 2021.<ref name="st_second" /> The first vessel is expected to enter service in 2025 and will be named USCGC ''Polar Sentinel''.<ref name="delay" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-24|title=USCG's First Polar Security Cutter to be Named Polar Sentinel|url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/uscgs-first-polar-security-cutter-named-494580|access-date=2022-02-24|website=MarineLink|language=en}}</ref>