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To address the increasing capability and availability gaps associated with its aging assets, the Coast Guard initiated the Integrated Deepwater System (IDS). The IDS Program is the largest and most innovative acquisition in the Coast Guard's history. At full implementation, the Integrated Deepwater System includes three classes of new cutters and their associated small boats, upgraded legacy cutters, a new fixed-wing manned aircraft fleet, a combination of new and upgraded helicopters, and both cutter-based and land-based unmanned air vehicles. All of these highly capable assets will be linked with state-of-the-art Command, Control, Communications and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, and will be supported by integrated logistics.

In the past, the Coast Guard replaced its ships and aircraft as they became obsolete or insupportable on a platform class by platform class basis, on a one for one basis. The IDS Program broke that paradigm by adopting a "system of systems" approach. This system-wide acquisition will ensure compatibility and interoperability of deepwater assets, while providing high-levels of operational effectiveness and the most affordable solution for U.S. taxpayers.