Here’s why the Navy is planning to turn a Coast Guard cutter into a frigate

The Navy is looking to rebound from its latest shipbuilding SNAFU by basing the design of its new frigate on a Coast Guard ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seen Pursuing Fleeing Russian Oil Tanker For First Time (Updated)

The pursuit of the tanker Marinera comes as the U.S. continues pouring aviation assets into the U.K. ahead of a potential ...

After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

The future small surface combatant ship will be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries and based on its Legends-class cutter used by the Coast Guard.
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Tanker Pursuit Continues as Russia Reportedly Sends in Submarine

The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter.  Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at ...