Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Coast Guards proposed FY2017 budget requests $150 million in acquisition funding for a new polar icebreaker that the Coast Guard wants to begin building in FY2020. The Coast Guards FY2017-FY2021 five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) includes a total of $780 million in acquisition funding for a new polar icebreaker, including the $150 million requested for FY2017, $50 million projected for FY2019, $150 million projected for FY2020, and $430 million projected for FY2021. The total acquisition cost of a new polar icebreaker that begins construction in FY2020 has not been officially estimated but might be roughly $1 billion, including design costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 2016
Accession Number
AD1021548

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Regions
  • Coast Guard
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Employment
  • Environmental Protection
  • High Latitudes
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Polar Regions
  • Procurement
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting