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flag U.S. awards $3.5B contract to build five Arctic icebreakers in Texas and Finland, boosting fleet to 11 by 2028.

flag The U.S. Coast Guard has finalized a $3.5 billion contract with Davie Defense to build five Arctic Security Cutters, with three in Texas and two in Finland, part of a broader effort to expand the icebreaker fleet to 11 vessels. flag The move fulfills a 2025 U.S.-Finland agreement and aims to strengthen Arctic operations, national security, and maritime commerce. flag The first cutters are expected by 2028, addressing the current fleet’s limitations, which includes only three operational icebreakers, two of which are decades old.

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