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Davie Defense Completes Acquisition Of Texas-Based Shipyards

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

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Davie Defense Completes Acquisition Of Texas-Based Shipyards

Rendering of the Multi-Purpose Icebreaker that Bollinger Shipyards plans to offer for the Coast Guard's Arctic Security Cutter program. Image: Bollinger Shipyards

Davie Defense on Wednesday said it has completed its acquisition of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp.’s shipbuilding assets in Texas, which will support the Coast Guard’s future Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) polar icebreaker program. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Davie Defense is part of Britain’s Inocea, which manages a group of shipbuilding, defense and industrial companies. Davie Defense is backed by two other Inocea companies, Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding and Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard. Davie Defense said it is working…

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