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Coast Guard to Finalize Acquisition Strategy for New Heavy Icebreaker Next Spring

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

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Coast Guard to Finalize Acquisition Strategy for New Heavy Icebreaker Next Spring

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot polar icebreaker. Photo: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is ramping up its engagement with industry in the hopes of finalizing an acquisition strategy for a new heavy icebreaker by next spring, its top acquisition officer said Wednesday.The service plans on hosting an industry day early next year to seek input from companies on technologies and potential designs for the vessel, said Rear Adm. Mike Haycock, Coast Guard director of acquisition programs and program executive officer.Still unknown, however, is how the service will fund it. The…

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