White House, Finland to sign deal for 4 Finnish icebreakers

Good news! Will it break the ice of Putin the Terrible! Just kidding!

"The White House will sign a memorandum of understanding with Finland today to acquire four icebreakers from Finnish shipyards, officials from both countries said.

“The MOU lays the foundation for commercial agreements between the United States Coast Guard and Finnish companies,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in a post on X. “The US administration has negotiated directly with companies. I’m proud that Finnish arctic expertise is appreciated and trusted. The cooperation benefits both countries, Finland and the United States. The deal would not have been possible without President [Donald] Trump.”

The agreement will have Finnish shipyards construct four Arctic Security Cutters (ASC), medium-sized icebreakers that will operate in parallel with the Coast Guard’s largest class of ships, the new Polar Security Cutter ..."

White House, Finland to sign deal for 4 icebreakers - Breaking Defense "The US Coast Guard in recent months has been signaling to industry it would soon advance its Arctic Security Cutter program through a series of requests for information and discussions with vendors from multiple countries."