WASHINGTON -- On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) awarded Davie Defense a contract for five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), a new class of polar icebreaker critical to increasing U.S. presence in the Arctic. According to the announcement, Davie Defense, the American sister company to Canada’s Davie, will build three of the medium-sized icebreakers domestically and two at Helsinki Shipyard in Finland.

Building two ASCs in Finland is part of a plan meet the USCG’s accelerated schedule to deliver the first ASC in 2028. American shipbuilders will reportedly work and learn alongside Helsinki’s world-leading icebreaker builders to support the efficient American construction of the three ASCs at Davie’s facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas.

The USCG’s award also follows two December 2025 contract awards for up to six ASCs: one to Rauma Marine Constructions Oy in Finland for up to two ships and one to Bollinger Shipyards in Louisiana for up to four.

Source: Breaking Defense
Associated URL: https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/coast-guard-awards-davie-defense-contract-for-5-icebreakers/?utm_campaign=BD%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8uNWpAoYPiHNEh1K0OJ_sVHKrCNNLbnO398WkTK8mNxuH-lfUQPc8i3jGU9VyjXylPjwWL06fLdqS1LtP_CGvhTn32RA&_hsmi=40

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Lockheed Martin has unveiled the Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), a "plug-and-play" unmanned submersible designed to give the U.S. Navy and allied forces an edge in contested maritime environments. The system can deploy covertly from surface ships or submarines.

The Lamprey MMAUV can perform intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and deliver kinetic or non-kinetic effectors. The vehicle charges its batteries on the move using hydrogenators and can carry out multi-intelligence collection and undersea equipment deployment.

Source: Lockheed Martin
Associated URL: https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2026-02-09-Lockheed-Martin-Unveils-Lamprey-MMAUV-The-Deep-Doesnt-Let-Go

SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy and its industry partners are implementing an aggressive acceleration plan to deliver the lead Columbia class nuclear ballistic missile submarine, District of Columbia (SSBN-826), by 2028. Speaking at the WEST 2026 conference, Rear Adm. Todd Weeks, Program Executive Officer for Strategic Submarines, confirmed the vessel is approximately 65 percent complete. The push follows a series of production delays involving bow and stern sections and turbine components that had previously threatened to push delivery into 2029.

Under a recovery initiative dubbed the "A-26" plan, shipbuilders General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding successfully delivered all 26 major modules to the final assembly yard in Groton, Connecticut, by the end of last year. The Navy expects the submarine to achieve a completed pressure hull by the end of 2026, with a scheduled launch into the water the following year.

The program remains under significant pressure to maintain the required fleet of 12 ballistic missile submarines for the nation's sea-based nuclear deterrent. To mitigate risks associated with the transition from the retiring Ohio class, the Navy is currently evaluating life extensions for five older hulls. Despite the challenges with the lead ship, the second boat in the class, Wisconsin (SSBN-827), is 35 percent complete and currently on schedule, with the program expected to reach full serial production by 2031.

Source: USNI
Associated URL: https://news.usni.org/2026/02/11/navy-says-columbia-class-sub-construction-schedule-improving