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SECNAV Directs Shipbuilding Review Amid Reports Frigate Running Late

Friday, January 12th, 2024

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SECNAV Directs Shipbuilding Review Amid Reports Frigate Running Late

Rendering of the Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s USS Constellation (FFG-62) guided-missile frigate. (Image: Naval Sea Systems Command briefing slide at the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space Expo from 2021).

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on Jan. 11 directed a new comprehensive analysis on Navy shipbuilding amid reports the new frigate is running behind schedule. The secretary directed the newly installed Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition (ASN RD&A) Nickolas Guertin and Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command Vice Adm. James Downey to jointly conduct this analysis, with an interim progress review due on his desk within 45 days. The Navy said the review…

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