Noem signs ‘ICE Pact’ with Canada, Finland to expand Arctic defense

US, Canada, and Finland further icebreaker shipbuilding agreement

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday that the United States, in partnership with Canada and Finland, agreed to build nearly a dozen new icebreaker ships to defend the Arctic. Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto joined Noem at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C., to sign a joint statement of intent dubbed the Icebreaker Coll…

US, Canada, and Finland Seal Agreement to Build Advanced Arctic Icebreaker Fleet

The United States joined Canada and Finland in signing an agreement to formalize a joint effort to build state-of-the-art arctic and polar icebreaker vessels. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto for an official signing of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact in Washington on Nov. 13. The agreement allows the coun…

Noem announces Arctic defense pact with Canada, Finland to counter rival powers

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem partners with Canadian and Finnish officials on Icebreaker Collaboration Effort to strengthen collective Arctic defense capabilities.

Canada, U.S., Finland take step forward to build icebreakers

Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, joined Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Finland's Minister of Economic Affairs, Sakari Puisto, to sign a joint statement of intent in Washington.

Canada, U.S., Finland take step forward on ICE Pact plan to build icebreakers (Canada)

Canada, the United States and Finland took a step toward building new icebreakers despite the breakdown in trade talks between Ottawa and the Trump administration. Canada's Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman joined Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Finland's Minister of Econom...

Noem signs 'ICE Pact' with Canada, Finland to expand Arctic defense

The joint agreement means there are 11 additional icebreakers being built for the U.S. and Canada.