The Navy’s abrupt pivot from the troubled Constellation class to a new FF(X) “super frigate” has created a rare mix of urgency and opportunity in American shipbuilding. The service is promising a ...

Meet the Navy’s new frigate. It’s definitely not the same as the old frigate. Following the recent cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate, the Navy has decided that the design for its FF(X) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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