Coast Guard gets $25B in funding for border security efforts and more icebreakers

As Coast Guard receives billions in new Arctic funding, Alaska region gets new commander and name

The Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter program received $4.3 billion under the federal budget bill, but it isn’t expected to deliver its first new ship until 2030 at the earliest.

Coast Guard gets $25B in funding for border security efforts and more icebreakers

The Coast Guard plans to buy 84 new ships and aircraft by 2035 with an injection of $25 billion in supplemental funding approved last week as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act.

Coast Guard offloads more than $200M of cocaine in San Diego operation – 10News.com

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded over $200 million worth of cocaine in a San Diego operation, marking a significant drug seizure. Officials highlight the ongoing efforts to combat narcotics trafficking along the coast. —- Author : Isabella Rossi Publish date : 2025-07-12 22:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source. —

U.S. Coast Guard Currently Testing VDES, a Next-Gen Automatic Identification System (AIS)

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reports that the volume of marine vessels using the Automatic Identification System (AIS) has been increasing since its inception in 2000.  This increase is resulting in overloading of the two channels that carry the AIS transmissions.  In response to this overloading of AIS, international organizations like the International Maritime Organization […]