During Surface Navy 2026's Future Fleet Panel new details surrounding the U.S Navy's FF(X) program were unveiled.

The "distributed shipbuilding" concept should reduce the time it takes to build the frigates, according to the Chief of Naval ...

HII chief executive Chris Kastner has "high confidence" the U.S. Navy's future frigate will launch in 2028, following word that the warship will be based on the company's National Security Cutter. The ...

Australia’s defense ministry has issued requests for tender on a $26.7 billion frigate shipbuilding program to down-selected offerors BAE Sytems, Fincantieri and Navantia. The ministry said Friday it ...

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.

The Navy is pushing back on concerns about the built-in capabilities of FF(X) frigates, including the lack of a vertical ...

EVERETT— A plan to house a dozen guided missile frigates promised for Naval Station Everett is dead after Secretary of the Navy John Phelan scrapped a contract to build the Constellation class ships.

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Japan’s New Mogami-class frigate, combined with deeper cooperation with Australia, could help New Zealand secure its maritime ...