EventOn June 23, Sata Shipbuilding’s Mäntyluoto yard in Pori cut steel for the first Arctic Security Cutter under a $3.5 billion Davie Defense contract, launching the Finnish build phase of an 11‑vessel program that will later shift production to Texas and place the first two cutters at Kodiak, Alaska with a third planned for Seward.
Construction of the United States Coast Guard’s first Arctic Security Cutter began on Tuesday in Pori, Finland, marking a new vessel designed for Arctic operations and boosting U.S. naval capabilities in the region.
Construction of the first Arctic Security Cutter for the U.S. Coast Guard began in Pori, Finland, as part of a $3.5 bn five‑icebreaker contract that will later shift production to Texas and support accelerated operations from Kodiak, Alaska.
The United States Coast Guard has started building its first Arctic Security Cutter (ASC), a dedicated icebreaker that will increase patrol and rescue capabilities in the high‑latitude region as sea‑ice retreats.
Construction of the U.S. Coast Guard's first Arctic Security Cutter began on Tuesday at Sata Shipbuilding’s yard in Pori, Finland, adding a new icebreaking vessel to the fleet and expanding U.S. operational reach in the Arctic.
Construction of the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Arctic Security Cutter began in Pori, Finland on Tuesday as part of a $3.5 billion program that will add 11 ice‑breaking vessels to the fleet, with the first cutter expected in service by 2028 and later production moving to a Texas facility.
