Introduction Naval power in the twenty‑first century has gradually moved away from large formations built around massive industrial‑era giants such as battleships and aircraft carriers. It has become ...

Whether you build a Navy for high consequence, low probability or low consequence, high probability scenarios — in either ...

The Navy issued HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding a $282.9 million contract award Tuesday to do lead yard work for the new… USNI News is the independent, non-profit news service of the Naval Institute. Our ...

Cost overruns, production complications, changing requirements, and substantial design flaws are among the reasons the once-promising Constellation-class Frigate came to an abrupt end. This ...

The U.S. Navy awarded a nearly $283 million contract to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding to jumpstart work on a new frigate meant to recover from the delays and costs of the abandoned Constellation-class ...

The Navy wants the first of the FF(X) frigates to be built by 2028—a full year before the first of the Constellation class, ...

Fincantieri Marinette Marine, the US subsidiary of Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri, was also in charge of the recently canceled Constellation-class frigate. The United States Navy doesn’t have ...

This story has been updated to include additional information about the timeline for the lead ship in the FF(X) class. The Navy issued HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding a $282.9 million contract award ...

A model of the Improved Mogami class on display at Indo Pacific 2025. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) Australia has formally signed contracts for its first three general purpose frigates, marking a key ...

MANILA, Philippines — Australia has moved to reverse a decline in the number of warships, as its surface combatant fleet stands to fall to its smallest size since World War II. Under Project Sea 3000, ...

A computer-generated image of an Upgraded Mogami-class Frigate (4,800 ton type). Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries On April 18, Japan and Australia announced the official signing of a milestone ...

The Navy is asking for the biggest slice of the record-setting financial pie the Pentagon is requesting from Congress for the defense budget for 2027 released Tuesday. The sea service would get $377.5 ...