Noem signs ‘ICE Pact’ with Canada, Finland to expand Arctic defense

US, Canada, and Finland further icebreaker shipbuilding agreement

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday that the United States, in partnership with Canada and Finland, agreed to build nearly a dozen new icebreaker ships to defend the Arctic. Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto joined Noem at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C., to sign a joint statement of intent dubbed the Icebreaker Coll…

U.S., Canada, Finland sign deal to build icebreakers

(background) The icebreaker scientific research vessel Kronprins Haakon sails through a fjord covered with sea ice in eastern Spitzbergen on April 6, 2025. (Photo by OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images) / (L) U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on November 17, 2025, in Washington,... The post U.S., Canada, Finland sign deal to build icebreakers appeared first on Daily Truth Report •…

Noem Signs ‘Ice Pact’ With Canada, Finland To Expand Arctic Defense

To further strengthen the Arctic defense, Canada, Finland and the U.S. have signed a new agreement in its partnership to collaborate on building new icebreakers.

U.S. signs deal with Canada, Finland for new icebreaker fleet

The U.S. Coast Guard will receive 11 cutting-edge polar icebreakers, with most being built in the U.S., in a partnership with Canada and Finland to help defend the Arctic against adversaries like China and Russia.

US, Canada, and Finland Seal Agreement to Build Advanced Arctic Icebreaker Fleet

The United States joined Canada and Finland in signing an agreement to formalize a joint effort to build state-of-the-art arctic and polar icebreaker vessels. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto for an official signing of the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact in Washington on Nov. 13. The agreement allows the coun…

Noem announces Arctic defense pact with Canada, Finland to counter rival powers

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem partners with Canadian and Finnish officials on Icebreaker Collaboration Effort to strengthen collective Arctic defense capabilities.