US EditionTrump Closes Agreement for Ice-Breaking Ships in the Face of Growing Competition in the Arctic News Channel 3-12
The US Coast Guard will acquire four Finnish icebreakers and build up to seven more domestically to counter growing Russian and Chinese Arctic influence, costing $6.1 billion.
- On Thursday, the US Coast Guard announced it is buying four icebreaker ships from Finland and will use Finnish expertise to build seven more in US shipyards.
- The Pentagon's 2024 Arctic Strategy notes Finland and Sweden joining NATO and growing Russia-China cooperation require a US strategy shift as officials push to increase Arctic presence.
- Officials say the program could deliver up to 11 medium icebreakers costing around $6.1 billion, with the first delivery targeted for 2028; Finland's Arctic expertise was highlighted as a strategic benefit.
- The plan boosts the US military's Arctic reach by supporting bases like Joint Base Elmendorf‑Richardson, Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, and Pituffik Space Base in Greenland.
- Russia operates eight nuclear heavy icebreakers and China has five medium icebreakers, sharpening Arctic competition as President Donald Trump raised the issue months ago, with White House focus called `a really big deal`.
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By Haley Britzky and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Coast Guard will purchase four icebreakers from Finland, further bolstering the US ability to deploy military assets to the Arctic at a time of growing Russian and Chinese influence in the region and as experts warn that Washington is not moving quickly enough.
Trump strikes deal for icebreaker ships as competition grows in the Arctic
The US Coast Guard is buying four icebreaker ships from Finland further bolstering America’s ability to put military assets in the Arctic at a time when Russia and China’s influence in the region is growing — and as experts have worried the US is not moving quickly enough.
US, Finland sign deal to build 11 icebreakers amid rising heat in Arctic
The United States and Finland struck a deal on Thursday (local time) to build 11 icebreakers - four in Finland, seven in the United States as US ups its stakes in the Arctic Circle. The parties of the deal include Finnish companies, known for their arctic expertise and the United States Coast Guard.
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