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Navy Issues Notice For Potential Acquisition Of Three Heavy Icebreakers

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

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Navy Issues Notice For Potential Acquisition Of Three Heavy Icebreakers

Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star. The cutter was built by the former Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company and was commissioned in 1977. (Photo: Coast Guard)

The Naval Sea Systems Command on Wednesday issued an advance notice advertising the forthcoming release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to three heavy polar icebreakers.The icebreakers will be for the Coast Guard, which is asking Congress for $720 million in the FY ’19 budget request for construction of the first new vessel, which would replace the aging Polar Star icebreaker. Another $30 million is being requested for program management and other activities leading to the detail design…

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