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Potus eyes Arctic dominance
Bangkok Post
|July 05, 2025
President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill earmarks more than $8.6 billion to increase the US Coast Guard icebreaker fleet in the Arctic, where Washington hopes to counter rising Russian and Chinese dominance.
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The funding includes $4.3 billion for up to three new heavy Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters, $3.5 billion for medium Arctic Security Cutters and $816 million (26.3 billion baht) for procurement of additional light and medium icebreaking cutters.
The cutters will have reinforced hulls and specially angled bows designed for open-water icebreaking.
The Coast Guard had been seeking eight to nine Arctic-ready icebreakers. Its current fleet now just includes three.
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