PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Eastern Shipbuilding Group announced on Friday that it is suspending work on its Offshore Patrol Cutter program. CEO Joey D’Isernia said the program suspension is due ...

Austal USA has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to supply its Promas propulsion systems to the next four ships in the ...

James Di Pane is a policy analyst focusing on defense policy in the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation. The Coast Guard is currently building a ship ...

Eastern Shipbuilding Group and the U.S. Coast Guard christened and launched the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Argus, the lead ship in the Offshore Patrol Cutter program, on Oct. 27, 2023. (Eastern ...

Here is a portion of the release. Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA started construction on its second Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Icarus (WMSM 920). Like Pickering (WMSM 919), Icarus is ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Sparks flew and cheers erupted as the first cut of steel began construction of the newest offshore patrol cutter at Austal USA. It was the first of many steel cuttings to come.

The Offshore Patrol Cutter program is delayed again. The U.S. Coast Guard’s “highest investment priority,” the $17.6 billion Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, faces additional delay. After blowing ...

The lead ship in the U.S. Coast Guard's Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, USCGC Argus (WMSM-915), was launched and christened during a ceremony at Eastern Shipbuilding Group's ...

Austal USA was awarded a contract with a potential value of $3.3 billion for the detail design and construction of up to 11 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - History was made at Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City Friday afternoon. The community came together for the christening and launching of the U.S. Coast Guard ...

Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and crew conduct formation steaming exercises with Candian Coast Guard Ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier and crew in the Beaufort Sea, July 28, 2023. The crew conducted a ...

The Coast Guard is currently building a ship without a plan. The Coast Guard’s highest acquisition priority, the offshore patrol cutter program, has risk because construction is underway, but the ...