US Coast Guard to invest more than $5 billion in the Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutter
US Coast Guard Cutter Argus. (Photo: USCG)
From FY2026 to FY2029, the OPC programme will receive funds from the Reconciliation Bill and the Coast Guard annual budget.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) intends to invest more than US$5 billion in the building of Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) from FY2026 to FY2029. The funds are part of the service annual procurement budget and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Under the Reconciliation Bill, the branch received the $4.3 billion to accelerate the construction of Stage 2 OPCs. In a press release issued on 1st August, the USCG remarked that the resources of the Act will enable “to build out the remaining nine Stage 2 cutters well ahead of schedule”.
Meanwhile, in its FY2026 budget proposal, the
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