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Navy/USMC

Senate Bill Funds Frigate But Wary of Second Yard Plans

Monday, October 18th, 2021

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Senate Bill Funds Frigate But Wary of Second Yard Plans

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).

The Senate appropriations committee draft fiscal year 2022 defense bill would fund the Navy’s request of $1.088 billion to build the third Constellation-class frigate, but is wary of plans to add a second shipyard too quickly. In May, the Navy requested about $1.2 billion in funds for a third frigate and advance procurement funds for two more ships (Defense Daily, May 28). The new Senate bill adds $3 million for “bromine free water systems” and takes out $69 million from…

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