President of the United States Donald trump ordered to develop a program for the construction of icebreakers to ensure Arctic security and American national interests in the Arctic and Antarctic. This is stated in the relevant Memorandum of the President.
the document specified period – 2029 financial year (will begin in October 2028). Trump commissioned to examine the comparative operating and financial benefits, and risks of the polar icebreaker fleet, consisting of three heavy icebreakers class, RIA Novosti reported. It is expected that construction of vessels of the middle class, but their number is not specified.
the White house also instructed to explore the possibility of lease icebreakers from other countries, while USA did not acquire its own icebreaker fleet. Meanwhile, the United States has only one heavy icebreaker Polar Star, and Healy one medium.
