Polar Security Cutter program: Difference between revisions

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On 25 March 2025, Bollinger Shipyards secured a $951 million contract modification for the Polar Security Cutter program. The completion of the first vessel is anticipated by May 2030.<ref name="bollinger_March2025_cm">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollingershipyards.com/news/bollinger-shipyards-secures-951-million-u-s-coast-guard-contract-modification-for-polar-security-cutter-program/|title=Bollinger Shipyards secures $951 million U.S. Coast Guard Contract Modification for Polar Security Cutter Program|website=Bollinger Shipyards|date=25 March 2025|accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref>

On 12 august 2025, The US Coast Guard (USCG) commissioned the USCGC Storis, a former commercial icebreaker during a ceremony held in Juneau, Alaska. This former civilian vessel comes fill a capability gap until the delivery of new polar security cutters (PSC) <ref name=>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/08/us-coast-guard-commissions-new-medium-polar-icebreaker/|title=US Coast Guard commissions medium polar icebreaker USCGC Storis|date=12 August 2025|accessdate=12 August 2025}}</ref>

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