Future Frigate (FFG(X))
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Fincantieri Marinette Marine $1 Billion For Two More Frigates
The Naval Sea Systems Command on Thursday awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $1.04 billion modification, exercising options for detail design and construction of two more Constellation-class guided-missile frigates, FFG-66 and […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Authorizers To Require First In Ship Class To Have 100 Percent Design Completion Before Construction
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved a set of amendments to the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill with a provision that the Navy must have 100 percent […]
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Navy FY ‘25 Budget Confirms First Frigate Delayed Over A Year To Late 2027
The Navy’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 shipbuilding request documents confirm delivery of the service’s first new Constellation-class frigate will be delayed over a year from last year’s forecast. The documents […]
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Navy/USMCThales Delivers First Frigate-Bound Anti-Sub CAPTAS Sonar
Thales this week said its Advanced Acoustic Concepts subsidiary delivered the first Combined Active Passive Towed Array Sonar (CAPTAS-4) sonar for the Navy’s new Constellation-class frigates months ago. The company […]
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Navy/USMCAustal USA Plans Expansion Of Steel Shipyard Production Line
This week Austal USA said it is starting to design a major expansion of its steel manufacturing capacity at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, with construction expected to start this summer. […]
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DoD Weapons Tester Notes Frigate Design Risks In Primary Mission Areas
The latest annual report from Pentagon’s chief weapons tester said the Navy’s upcoming Constellation-class frigate (FFG-62) has design risks to its three primary mission areas. The report from the office […]
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SECNAV Directs Shipbuilding Review Amid Reports Frigate Running Late
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 […]
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Navy/USMCHII Still Interested As Frigate Second Yard, Possibly LSM Amphibs Too
An HII Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] official this week confirmed the company is still interested in potentially being a second shipbuilder for the new Constellation-class frigate program as well the Landing […]
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CNO Says ‘Very Important To Get Second Frigate Shipyard and Build Four Per Year
Navy leaders this week admitted they hope to ultimately expand Constellation-class frigate production to four ships per year with a second shipyard. Responding to questioning by Senate Armed Services Committee […]
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Navy/USMCHII Ingalls Has ‘Great Interest’ As Second Frigate Yard, Seeking Stability In Amphib Production
The top executive at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] this week said the company is very interested in being a second shipyard for the new Constellation-class frigate and is hoping for […]
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