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US Navy FF(X) vs Constellation frigate – a comparison

The decision by the US at the end of 2025 to cancel the Constellation-class frigate for a new FF(X) design caught many by ...

A major US Navy frigate program was canceled (but here's what's being built instead)

Cost overruns led the U.S. Navy to scale back an order for modern frigates from a major manufacturer, but there's already a ...
Breaking Defense

Navy announces new frigate class, taps HII to build off national security cutter

Recent operations from the Red Sea to the Caribbean make the requirement undeniable,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said.

After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

The future small surface combatant ship will be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries and based on its Legends-class cutter ...
Navy Times on MSN

US Navy to develop new class of smaller, more ‘agile’ combatant ships

The first hull is expected to hit the water in 2028 as a more nimble companion to the Navy’s larger warships, Navy Secretary ...
KTVZ

US Navy axes frigate program in another blow to efforts to keep up with China’s fleet

(CNN) — The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as ...
AOL

The US Navy is canceling its future frigates in a blow to its ambitions to grow the fleet

Navy Secretary John Phelan said the move would enable the service to build other classes of ships faster. The Constellation-class has been facing delivery delays, design problems, and rising costs.