June 27, 2025

Coast Guard accepts delivery of 60th fast response cutter, Frederick Mann

The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 60th fast response cutter (FRC), Frederick Mann, on June 26 in Key West, Florida. Upon commissioning, Frederick Mann will be the third of three FRCs to be homeported in Kodiak, Alaska.

June 27, 2025

Former Coast Guard cutter continues service with Vietnam

The last of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Hamilton-class 378-foot high endurance cutters, former Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, arrived in Vietnam June 18 to serve in that country’s coast guard as CSB 8022.

June 20, 2025

Construction of first waterways commerce cutter begins

The Coast Guard on June 18 issued a delivery order valued at $36.86 million to Birdon America Inc. in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, to start construction on the first inland construction tender (WLIC), which will be part of the waterways commerce cutter (WCC) fleet.

June 20, 2025

Coast Guard conducts market research on modeling and simulation tools

The Coast Guard June 16, published a request for information (RFI) seeking information on currently available modeling and simulation (M&S) campaign tools.

June 9, 2025

Innovation Awards showcase Coast Guard personnel’s improvements to mission execution

Coast Guard leaders came together to celebrate the innovative spirit of the Coast Guard workforce during the Capt. Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards Ceremony held April 30 at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event included recognition of teams across six categories for their contributions in enhancing mission execution.

June 4, 2025

Coast Guard’s newest icebreaker, Storis, departs on maiden voyage 

Coast Guard Cutter Storis, the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic and conduct Coast Guard missions less than six months after the Coast Guard awarded a contract and took delivery of the vessel.   

May 30, 2025

Research and Development Center evaluates unmanned search and rescue capabilities

A Coast Guard Research and Development Center team conducts a search and rescue exercise near St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Feb. 14, 2025.

May 23, 2025

RDC study of next-generation aids to navigation provides insights into cost-effective ways to leverage new technologies

The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) conducted a multi-year study to evaluate whether transitioning to next-generation or “next-gen” aids-to-navigation (ATON) buoys would prove to be more cost-effective than the steel buoys that are currently used.

May 1, 2025

Coast Guard to begin full production activities for first polar security cutter and low-rate initial production for waterways commerce cutter

On April 30, 2025, the Coast Guard received approval from the Department of Homeland Security for full production of the first polar security cutter (PSC). The service also received approval for low-rate initial production of the waterways commerce cutter (WCC).

May 1, 2025

Coast Guard releases request for information to support domestic icebreaker market research

The Coast Guard today released a request for information (RFI) to inform the development of its acquisition strategy to recapitalize its light and medium domestic icebreaking capabilities. Industry sources are invited to submit information on existing icebreaking-capable vessels or vessel designs that are ready for construction or already in production.