Latest "ice breaker" stories

NORTHCOM commander says US needs Arctic early warning system

Russia has deployed thousands of troops to the Arctic region for training and is expected to field 13 polar icebreakers by 2035. The U.S. has only one working heavy polar icebreaker.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

US Coast Guard’s last heavy icebreaker won't make it past 2023

The Coast Guard’s last remaining icebreaker has just over half a decade left in it at most, putting enormous pressure on the service to get a ship designed and built on a constrained timeline.

By David B. Larter

6 years ago