Overview

• Four Arctic Security Cutters will be built in Finland, with up to seven more constructed in U.S. shipyards; reporting names three at Davie’s Galveston yard and four at Bollinger in Houma.
• The White House frames the move as a national-security imperative to expand America’s polar presence and counter growing Russian and Chinese activity.
• Finnish President Alexander Stubb said the memorandum lays the foundation for commercial agreements and technology transfer between Finnish firms and the U.S. Coast Guard.
• Officials say the effort will accelerate on‑shoring of expertise and capacity for U.S. builds, with industry partnerships announced to support design and construction.
• The plan is expected to invest billions in the U.S. maritime industrial base and create thousands of skilled jobs, though execution will hinge on shipyard capacity, contracting and legal constraints.