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To Compete With Russia, U.S. May Finally Build Icebreaker Ships Again
If this deal goes through, then at last we'll have good old fashioned American icebreakers made by Americans in America again ...
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Why American Arctic Dominance Depends on the Deployment of Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers
The United States must build a fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers to counter Russia and China’s advantage in the Arctic.
Texas could become new hub for U.S. icebreaker production under proposed shipyard deal
“We share a vision with Gulf Copper to make Texas a world-class hub for American icebreaker and complex ship production,” ...
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NATO should break the ice on unmanned systems for icebreakers
Icebreakers are emblematic of the significant gaps in the Arctic defenses of NATO member states. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Trump's arctic ambitions extend beyond Greenland. He's also looking to buy icebreakers.
Trump said during a press conference at the NATO summit in the Netherlands that he is negotiating with Finland to buy 15 ...
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4 Icebreaker Ships That Can Break Through the Thickest Ice
In the harshest regions of our planet, where frozen oceans stretch endlessly and temperatures plummet below zero, only a rare ...
Finland optimistic of building icebreakers for US
Reko-Antti Suojanen, a former shipbuilding executive who leads Finland’s co-operation with the US on icebreakers, told the ...
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Zvezda Axes $3.5B Icebreaker Order; Samsung Heavy Calls it "Illegal Termination"
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries  said on Wednesday that two orders from Russia's Zvezda worth a total of ...
Texas Shipyard Deal Would Bring Arctic Icebreakers Trump Seeks
Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding wants to invest $1 billion to build vessels that would help expand U.S. influence in the Arctic.
Samsung Heavy says $3.54 billion icebreaker orders from Russia's Zvezda cancelled
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that two orders from Russia's Zvezda worth a total of 4.85 trillion won ($3.54 billion) for icebreaker ships were cancelled due to ...