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

January 28, 2026: At the end of 2025 the U.S. Navy/USN cancelled its Constellation-class guided missile frigate program after five years and billions of dollars spent. With not even one frigate ...

MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) -Just months after the Constellation-class frigate program was cancelled, the U.S. Navy has issued a request for four new medium landing ships (LSM) to be built at Fincantieri ...

On Friday the White House released its new Maritime Access Plan, laying out a comprehensive strategy for addressing shortfalls in the maritime-industrial base. The plan highlights a number of ...

After the high-profile failures of the Littoral Combat Ship and Zumwalt-class programs, the U.S. Navy's attempt to build a competent frigate with the Constellation-class has also collapsed—canceled in ...

The cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate allowed the Navy to quickly seek a funding boost for the program set to replace it, USNI News has learned. The Fiscal Year 2026 defense ...

The design of the US Coast Guard National Security Cutter, like the one shown here, will be the template for the new US Navy frigate programme replacement. (Northrop Grumman) HII should be able to ...

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The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates in FY2020. Prior to November 2025, Navy plans called for procuring a total of at least 20. Six were procured through FY2025, including ...

Late last week, the Navy announced a replacement for the ill-fated Constellation frigate. The new ship would be “a smaller, more agile surface combatant designed to complement the fleet’s larger, ...