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Zukunft Says Planned Drop In Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Will Hit Polar Icebreaker Program

Zukunft Says Planned Drop In Coast Guard Acquisition Budget Will Hit Polar Icebreaker Program
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul F. Zukunft. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard

Although the Coast Guard’s plan for acquiring its first new heavy polar icebreaker in more than 40 years is within sight, current out-year budget plans don’t provide funding for additional icebreakers, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft told a House panel on Wednesday.Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s panel that oversees the Coast Guard, said during a hearing that the service’s budget request for acquisition programs goes from nearly $1.9 billion in FY ’19…

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