NavalTechnology.com gives us a quick overview of the status of Naval fleets operating in the Arctic.

The improvements in the Russian icebreaker fleets are very impressive. The Russians have by far the strongest motivation for developing their Arctic coast. Presumably the Russians will be replacing their six remaining long serving Ivan Susanin armed icebreakers (3,400 tons). There is also a new class of smaller ice-stregthened patrol vessels the, Purga class (1066 tons).

I also noted there were some significant omissions.

There was no mention of the Danish fleet who, because Greeenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, are an Arctic power and maintain four ice strengthened frigates of the Thetis class (3,500 tons) and two ice strengthened patrol vessels of the the Knud Rasmussen Class (2,050 tons). These ships perform coast guard functions in the Waters off Greenland.

There was no mention of the fact that the 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters are to be ice strengthened. This will give the Coast Guard an ability to surge a relatively large patrol force into Arctic (or Antarctic) waters.