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U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker
![Will Russia Arm Its Icebreaker Fleet With Supersonic Cruise Missiles? Will Russia Arm Its Icebreaker Fleet With Supersonic Cruise Missiles?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-m02017042000002.jpg)
Will Russia Arm Its Icebreaker Fleet With Supersonic Cruise Missiles?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard claims that Russia’s new class of icebreakers will be fully-fledged warships.
![Russia to Commission World’s Largest Nuclear Icebreaker in 2019 Russia to Commission World’s Largest Nuclear Icebreaker in 2019](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-07_14-42-19.jpg)
Russia to Commission World’s Largest Nuclear Icebreaker in 2019
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Moscow is looking to expand its reach in the Arctic region.
![$20 Million Contract: US Coast Guard Moves Forward With Icebreaker Acquisition $20 Million Contract: US Coast Guard Moves Forward With Icebreaker Acquisition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-24_15-49-18.jpg)
$20 Million Contract: US Coast Guard Moves Forward With Icebreaker Acquisition
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service awarded multiple contracts for heavy polar icebreaker industry studies this week.
![Russia Launches First New Military Icebreaker in 45 Years Russia Launches First New Military Icebreaker in 45 Years](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-07_14-42-19.jpg)
Russia Launches First New Military Icebreaker in 45 Years
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Moscow has been gradually expanding its power projection capabilities in the Arctic.
![Will the US Coast Guard Close the ‘Icebreaker Gap’? Will the US Coast Guard Close the ‘Icebreaker Gap’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-14_11-20-38.jpg)
Will the US Coast Guard Close the ‘Icebreaker Gap’?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Coast Guard’s initiative to build additional icebreakers is gaining momentum.
![Russia and China in the Arctic: Is the US Facing an Icebreaker Gap? Russia and China in the Arctic: Is the US Facing an Icebreaker Gap?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-07_14-42-19.jpg)
Russia and China in the Arctic: Is the US Facing an Icebreaker Gap?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Among other things, Russia will introduce the design for a new super-nuclear icebreaker by the end of 2015.
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