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The U.S., Canada and Finland announced a plan to create an icebreaker shipbuilding program to compete with China and Russia.

Allied Pact Aims To Close Yawning Icebreaker Gap With Adversaries

By Howard Altman
Jul 12 6:18 PM EDT
The Russian Navy’s first new Project 23550 combat icebreaker has made an important step toward service entry. The Unusually for an icebreaker, the Ivan Papanin is armed, with the option to further increase its firepower in the future, a reflection of Russia’s preparations for a potential future confrontations in the increasingly strategic Arctic region.

Russian’s New Combat Icebreaker Starts Sea Trials

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 28 3:00 PM EDT
YAsen-m is heading to Cuba

Russia’s Advanced Yasen-M Class Nuclear Submarine Is Headed For Cuba

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 7 8:12 PM EDT
The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed, Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Leading Rescue Effort Following Baltimore Bridge Collapse (Updated)

By Oliver Parken
Mar 26 1:37 PM EDT
The US Coast Guard says it plans to award a sole source contract to buy an existing commercial icebreaker.

Coast Guard Poised To Buy Badly Needed Private Icebreaker

By Joseph Trevithick
Mar 4 8:27 PM EST
The U.S. Coast Guard's Heritage class cutter USCGC Argus launches on October 27

Get To Know The Coast Guard’s New Heritage Class Cutter

By Oliver Parken
Nov 3 12:07 PM EDT
TITAN TOPSHOT

Rescue Force Grows As Time Runs Short For Titan Submersible Crew

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 21 1:18 PM EDT
Carnival Cruise ship MH-60J rescue ocean

Coast Guard MH-60T Nearly Crashes During Cruise Ship Rescue In Tense Video (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
May 2 6:34 PM EDT
Coast Guard Rescue Columbia River capsize

Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Makes Incredible Save After Huge Wave (Updated)

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Feb 4 9:49 AM EST
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett

Navy Embarked MH-60R Helicopter Aboard Coast Guard Cutter

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Aug 13 7:49 PM EDT
A Hawker Hunter takes off during Northern Edge, May 20, 2019, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Northern Edge is an exercise showcasing the lethality of joint forces and the capabilities of U.S. forces in and around the Indo-Pacific region.

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Jet Crashes Off North Carolina (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Jun 20 7:45 PM EDT
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Can Fit Inside A C-130

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Can Fit Inside A C-130

By Brian O’Rourke
Jan 3 8:01 PM EST
Delivery Of The U.S. Coast Guard’s New Heavy Icebreaker Has Been Delayed Yet Again

Delivery Of The U.S. Coast Guard’s New Heavy Icebreaker Has Been Delayed Yet Again

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 3 8:56 PM EST
Video Shows U.S. Destroyer’s Very Intimate Standoff With Iranian Vessels Over Seized Oil Tanker (Updated)

Video Shows U.S. Destroyer’s Very Intimate Standoff With Iranian Vessels Over Seized Oil Tanker (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 3 10:23 PM EDT
Chinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)

Chinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 14 10:53 AM EDT
Drone Makes First Autonomous Aerial Delivery Between Two Military Vessels

Drone Makes First Autonomous Aerial Delivery Between Two Military Vessels

By Brett Tingley
Aug 4 7:38 PM EDT

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