Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA and the U.S. Coast Guard came together Monday to celebrate work on a ship that represents ...
A $20 billion Coast Guard shipbuilding program that has failed to put a cutter into service must have better oversight, ...
The following is the Nov. 25, 2025, Government Accountability Office report Offshore Patrol Cutter: Coast Guard Should Gain Key Knowledge Before Buying More Ships. From the Report The U.S. Coast Guard ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig Hooper evaluates security threats and proposes solutions. Despite some recent momentum, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar ...
The U.S. Coast Guard announced its plan to replace the capabilities of 13 Inland Construction Tenders (WLIC) and 18 River Buoy Tenders (WLR), releasing a draft specification with drawings and project ...
Austal USA held a ceremony marking the official start of construction on the first U.S. Coast Guard Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) to be built at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard. The vessel, ...
PORTLAND, Maine -- Bath Iron Works hasn't built a Coast Guard ship since the 1930s, but it's made the list of finalists vying to build a fast-response cutter, a contract that could provide stability ...