The U.S. Navy has decided to step back from its Constellation-class frigate program in favor of faster-to-build vessels and a new, American-designed frigate. That means the cancellation of four ...
WASHINGTON (WBAY) - The U.S. Navy announced Friday a plan for a new class of combatant ships: the FF(X). This comes after the Navy announced late last month that it was canceling the ...
The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.US Coast Guard photo The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class ...
The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter. Top shipbuilder HII will build the first vessel, expected to launch in 2028. The Navy canceled ...
The U.S. Navy is preparing to roll out the first warship in its new frigate class by 2028 as part of President Donald Trump‘s newly authorized “Golden Fleet.” Secretary of the Navy John Phelan ...
Less than a month after killing the bulk of the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced late Thursday plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter already ...
Crew members examine a propeller of a U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutter, a design that is informing the U.S. Navy's future Frigate class. (PO1 Ayla Kelley/Navy) The U.S. Navy is ...
At a moment where many Navy shipbuilding programs are stalling, the Constellation-class guided missile frigate stands out as the most behind schedule, the most over budget, and the most emblematic of ...
SIMI VALLEY, California.—The White House has greenlit a plan to design and build a frigate domestically as part of its proposed “Golden Fleet,” Navy Secretary John Phelan announced at the Reagan ...
The United States suffered a setback in building its warship fleet amid China's growing sea power after the U.S. Navy terminated a frigate program plagued by significant delays. Secretary of the Navy ...
The Constellation-class frigate will now go the same way as the Zumwalt-class destroyer and the Littoral Combat Ship—expensive programs canceled well before their time, at great cost to the taxpayer.