US Coast Guard – The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

14 May

Digital Render of Arctic Security Cutter

US Coast Guard Finalizes $3.5B Contract for Five Arctic Security Cutters

The US Coast Guard has finalized a $3.5-billion contract for Davie Defense to supply a new class of polar icebreaker vessels comprising five Arctic Security Cutters.

13 May

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Coast Guard Expands Maritime Surveillance With Saildrone Voyager Fleet

Saildrone is deploying 16 Voyager uncrewed surface vessels to support US Coast Guard in the Great Lakes and along the Northeast coast.

Apr- 2026 -

22 April

Americas

Launch-and-recovery system for small boats.

Giulia Bernacchi

Welin Lambie Tests Boat Handling System for US Coast Guard Cutter Program

Welin Lambie has completed key testing for a new boat handling system intended for the US Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program.

Feb- 2026 -

12 February

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

US Coast Guard Taps Davie Defense for Five Arctic Security Cutters

Davie Defense has secured a contract to build five new Arctic Security Cutters for the US Coast Guard.

6 February

Air

Christine Casimiro

USCG Receives 18th Mission-Ready HC-130J Surveillance Aircraft

The US Coast Guard has received its 18th HC-130J aircraft at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas.

4 February

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Up to 800 ‘Dark Fleet’ Vessels Operating Worldwide: US Coast Guard

Up to 800 "dark fleet" vessels under sanctions are operating worldwide, only a few have been interdicted, the US Coast Guard said.

Jan- 2026 -

14 January

Americas

A Coast Guard Station Charleston 29-foot Response Boat - Small crew proceeds toward Station Charleston after completing a cruise ship escort Jan. 30, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. Coast Guard Station Charleston crew members often conduct cruise ship escorts as part of the Coast Guard’s port and waterway security mission which protects marine resources and maritime commerce. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Awards $3.6M for Small Response Boat Demonstrators

The US Coast Guard has awarded four contracts totaling approximately $3.6 million to acquire Response Boat-Small testbeds, a move aimed at shaping future small vessel acquisitions.

2 January

Americas

ARCTIC OCEAN - The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, homeported in Seattle, sits ice in the Northern Arctic Ocean in support of various scientific research projects, Oct. 5, 2009. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Taps Bollinger, Rauma for Six Arctic Security Cutters

The US Coast Guard has contracted Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards and Rauma Marine Constructions in Finland for the construction of six Arctic Security Cutters.

Nov- 2025 -

27 November

Americas

The USCGC Argus (WMSM 915), the first ship of the heritage class of medium endurance offshore patrol cutters, enters the water during a christening ceremony in Panama City, Florida, Oct. 27, 2023. The future offshore patrol cutters will complement the existing national security cutters and fast response cutters to carry out the nation's most critical maritime safety, security, and stewardship missions. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)

Rojoef Manuel

Watchdog Flags US Coast Guard’s $17B Heritage Cutter Program for Design Issues, Rising Costs

The Government Accountability Office found the US Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program at risk of delays and cost spikes due to ships being built before designs were fully finished.

13 November

Americas