Future Frigate (FFG(X))

A Navy official this week cited technical challenges as the reason  behind the Navy’s decision to cancel development work on Raytheon Technologies’ [RTX] AN/SQS-62 Variable Depth Sonar for use on […]

Fincantieri Marinette Marine is starting construction on the first Constellation-class frigate, the future USS Constellation (FFG-62), on Wednesday at its Marinette, Wis., shipyard after getting the go-ahead from the Navy […]

The Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $637 million modification on June 16, exercising a contract option for the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, the future USS Chesapeake (FFG-64). The Navy […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The program manager for the Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate this week said prime contractor Fincantieri Marinette Marine can meet the Navy’s demand for now and any decision […]

The Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget request is seeking to buy nine more ships in 2023, but also wants to retire 24 other ships in an act that would reduce […]

The final fiscal year 2022 spending bill inserted some “Buy American” requirements in new Navy ships going forward with the next set of frigates, fleet replenishment oilers, cable laying and […]

A Navy official on Wednesday argued that changes to the parent design of the Constellation-class frigate largely came from the initial bid to meet the Navy’s requirements. “From a FREMM […]

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 […]

A new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) outlines the changes made to the new Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate from its parent design. The Navy awarded Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine a […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy is planning to bring in candidates to be a second Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate shipbuilder early in the process before competition to minimize difficulties and […]