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“French Navy’s New Offshore Patrol Vessels to Feature Anti-Drone Detection...
A model of the future French Navy’s Offshore patrol vessel at Euronaval 2024 in Paris, France. (Picture source: Army Recognition) Click on the photo to enlarge. Army Recognition’s Navy News reports,...
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Korean Built Ships for the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard –Naval News
Naval News has a new post, “HD HHI Pitches Horizon 3 Frigates, Corvettes and White Hulls to Manila” that includes the video above. HD HHI has delivered two “frigates” to the Philippine Navy and has...
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“Bulgaria’s Second MMPV Launched by Local Shipyard”–Naval News
Naval News reports, The second of two MMPVs (Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels–Chuck) was launched ahead of schedule. According to the contract, it was supposed to take place in April 2025. The two...
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“Coast Guard building nation’s first Polar Security Cutter”–Coast Guard News
USCG Polar Security Cutter [Image courtesy Halter Marine / Technology Associates, Inc.]Some good news. Below is a news release from Coast Guard News. The design for the Polar Security Cutter (heavy...
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“Quentin Walsh — D-Day planner and Cherbourg liberator 80 years ago!”–MyCG
190606-N-DM308-001 A graphic illustration of the future Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132). (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 1st...
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“Top Ten Navies by Aggregate Displacement, 1 January 2025” –Analysis and...
This is becoming an annual thing. I do not know Phoenix_jz, but he has produced a version of the graphic above annually and provides brief additional analysis. I just pass it along. You can check out...
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“Sails on an OPV? Vessel Design, with French Flair”–MarineLink
3D rendering of the PAMNG. Image ©MAURIC Marine Link reports a contract for construction of a small Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the French Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and...
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“Hellenic Navy names four (former USCG) Island-class patrol vessels...
Credit: Ministry of National Defense (Greece) Naval Today reports on the commissioning of four former US Coast Guard Island class cutters into the Greek Navy. Lots of friendly nations are benefitting...
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“This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s...
The tug Aiviq traveling with the mobile drilling unit Kulluk in tow 116 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, in 2012. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard | Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Usher Military.com...
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“Canadian shipyard in talks to buy US shipbuilder amid trade war...
Canada’s Polar Icebreaker After the continued frustration of the Polar Security Cutter program, the ICE Pact agreement between Finland, Canada, and the US seems promising, but we have heard little...
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No News About Eastern’s Offshore Patrol Cutters / OPC Alternatives
Future USCGC Argus at launch Eastern Shipyard No News from Eastern: I was hoping for some news about Eastern’s progress on the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, but I could not find any. Eastern...
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“Elomatic awarded Polarstern 2 icebreaker design contract”–Marine Log / A...
Polarstern 2 rendering: Ocean Architects and Elomatic. This does not look much like the Polar Security Cutter. As you may recall ,the Polar Security Cutter was supposed to have been based on a proven...
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“AKER ARCTIC SELECTED TO PROVIDE ADVANCED ICE LOAD MONITORING SYSTEM FOR...
Below is an Aker Arctic news release. Frankly I didn’t know there was such a thing as an ice load monitoring system, but it sounds like something we would want on ships going into the Arctic or...
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“USCG Polar Security Cutter Program Offers DOGE An Easy ‘Win’”–Forbes
Forbes’ always perceptive Craig Hooper takes a look at the Polar Security Cutter program and finds it ripe for cancellation, “years late, wildly over-budget, and both the budget and the schedule are...
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Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, Updated...
US Capital West Side, by Martin Falbisoner The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has again updated their “Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement”. (This link will always take you to...
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“Seaspan to Build Made-In-Canada Heavy Polar Icebreaker”–Seaspan News Release
Canadian Polar Icebreaker to be built by Seaspan Below is a news release from Canadian shipbuilder, Seaspan. March 7, 2025 – North Vancouver, BC – Today, Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has been awarded...
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“Davie Awarded Major Contract by Canada to Build Polar Icebreaker”–Davie News...
Yesterday we learned that Canada had awarded a contract to Seaspan to build a 26,000 ton Polar Icebreaker. Today we learn that Canada awarded a second contract to a different shipyard, to build an...
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“Brazil to start the construction of 11 new NPa500MB offshore patrol...
The planned total cost for the eight NPa500MB OPVs is estimated at 2.8 billion reais (~476 million USD), while three other vessels will be specifically configured for mine countermeasures operations....
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“BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS SECURES $951 MILLION U.S. COAST GUARD CONTRACT...
Below is a news release from Bollinger Shipyards. The expected cost of these ships has gone up considerably, but comparing the current cost of the program, $5.1B for three ships, to the recent...
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