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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Seeks Two More FRCs In FY ‘25 Budget To Enhance Indo-Pacific Presence

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 11th, 2024

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Coast Guard Seeks Two More FRCs In FY ‘25 Budget To Enhance Indo-Pacific Presence

Cutter Melvin Bell sails into Sector Key West in November 2023 for acceptance as the Coast Guard’s 55th fast response cutter. It will be homeported in Boston. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

The Coast Guard is requesting $216 million in fiscal year 2025 for two fast response cutters (FRCs) as part of a plan to bolster the service’s presence in the Indo-Pacific region. The current FRC program of record is 65 vessels, all of which are on order with shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyards. The two additional ships would bring the total FRC buy to 67 vessels, two fewer than contained in the Coast Guard’s unfunded priorities list released in 2023 that sought $400…

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