Maritime dominance requires the Coast Guard
Focusing on the Coast Guard's development can help the US match countries like China who have already moved on the trend.
Coast Guard awards Davie Defense contract for 5 icebreakers
“Revitalizing the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking capabilities is crucial for our security and prosperity, and today's announcement is an important step in that direction,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Turkish shipbuilder to launch ARES Naval in Saudi Arabia with two shipyards: CEO
Gulf Cooperation Council countries are "one of the top export markets for ARES in the future,” ARES Shipyard CEO Oğuzhan Pehlivanli told Breaking Defense.
Coast Guard sets deadline to spend $25B in reconciliation funds by 2027
“If we're just sitting on the accounts, and we're waiting on the requirements, we're figuring things out, it's not going to change the service to be the service that America needs," said Sean Plankey, senior advisor on the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security secretary.
In a first, Turkey’s Desan expands with overseas shipyard in Malaysia
"Given the short timeframe in which this goal was achieved, it represents a significant success for Ankara and is poised to revolutionize its defense ties with these [Southeast Asian] nations," defense analyst Ali Bakir told Breaking Defense.
What’s next for America’s icebreakers: 2026 preview
The White House in 2024 and 2025 prioritized rebuilding America's icebreaker fleet. But how long will that last?
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Five stories that made waves for the sea services: 2025 review
A new big boss? A new big ship? 2025 held a lot of change for the sea services with even more foreshadowed coming in 2026 and beyond.
Coast Guard’s new cutter program at risk of ‘costly rework’, ‘schedule delays’: GAO
Earlier this year, the Coast Guard halted construction on two of the four Offshore Patrol Cutters that Eastern Shipbuilding was under contract to deliver.
Coast Guard aircraft availability, inventory in decline, budget office says
Auditors noted the recent reconciliation legislation provided $3.7 billion to the Coast Guard to procure additional aircraft.
White House, Finland sign deal for four icebreakers
The US Coast Guard in recent months has been signaling to industry it would soon advance its Arctic Security Cutter program through a series of requests for information and discussions with vendors from multiple countries.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Calling out Chinese ships, plus what’s going on with NGC2 [VIDEO]
On this week's Break Out, the team discusses the move by the Coast Guard to name and shame China's movements around the US.
DIU asks industry for ‘non-kinetic’ tech to help Coast Guard, Navy disable small boats
In its solicitation, the Defense Innovation Unit explicitly cited the border patrol mission that the White House has prioritized since taking office.
With $1B and a new shipyard, Canada’s Davie sets sights on Coast Guard’s new icebreaker
“We spent over two years looking at different shipyards in the US and potential acquisition targets,” Davie Defense CEO Kai Skvarla told Breaking Defense in an interview today.
US Coast Guard says it chased off Chinese icebreaker
The Chinese ship's "unannounced/seemingly unapproved presence" in American waters is "concerning and outside international norms," said a senior officer for an American icebreaker.