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Homeland Security

Polar Security Cutter Will Be Multi-Mission Platform; Future Numbers A Later Discussion, Schultz Says

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, April 26th, 2019

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Polar Security Cutter Will Be Multi-Mission Platform; Future Numbers A Later Discussion, Schultz Says

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz. Photo: Coast Guard

When the Coast Guard’s new heavy icebreaker is delivered in a few years, it will have capabilities and flexibilty to perform a wide range of missions, including projecting sovereignty, according to Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz. “We’re looking at the Polar Security Cutter (PSC) as a multi-mission Coast Guard ship,” Schultz said in a telephone interview with Defense Daily on Friday. Beyond its heavy ice breaking capabilities, the PSC will provide command and control, domain awareness, intelligence, search and…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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