Shipbuilding is seldom lost in a single scene, but is lost in an inch of rework, and a pound of weight and months of time.

The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate ...

The Navy is looking to rebound from its latest shipbuilding SNAFU by basing the design of its new frigate on a Coast Guard ...

The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a ...

The future small surface combatant ship will be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries and based on its Legends-class cutter used by the Coast Guard.

The fundamental concept behind the new frigate is sound, and the Navy’s goal of having the first one built in three years may ...

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 ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program is now three years behind schedule, with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) attributing the delays to “design ...

Summary: The article discusses the U.S. Navy’s venture into developing the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, inspired by European multipurpose frigates, during America’s post-Cold War ...

On April 12, the Navy held a symbolic keel-laying ceremony for the U.S.S. Constellation—the lead ship of a new class that will bring frigate-class warships back to the U.S. Navy after the service’s ...

While the U.S. Navy’s first Constellation-Class Frigate (FFG 62) is under construction in the United States, Norway is showing serious interest in the guided-missile frigate, as well as bolstering its ...

The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.US Coast Guard photo The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class ...