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Delivery Of First Polar Security Cutter May Slip Into 2027, Coast Guard Warns

Delivery Of First Polar Security Cutter May Slip Into 2027, Coast Guard Warns
Artist rendering of the Polar Security Cutter. Image by Halter Marine and Technology Associates.

Until detailed design of the first polar security cutter (PSC) is completed the Coast Guard won’t know when construction of the heavy icebreaker can begin, but the ship will probably not be delivered in fiscal year 2025, which is the current plan, and even 2026 is a risky bet, making 2027 a possibility, a Coast Guard official said on Wednesday. “And in fact, we assess that there's considerable schedule risk even for delivery in fiscal year ’26,” Vice Adm. Peter…

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