The Navy still needs new frigates, and is still intent on building them. But it must make basic changes to its acquisition ...

More details have emerged on future plans for the national fleet after the U.S. Navy announced it was canceling a major project at the shipyard in Marinette, Wis. A panel took place Dec. 6 during the ...

The Announcement On December 19, 2025, the U.S. Navy announced its plan to introduce a new class of small surface combatant ...

As late as October 2024, U.S. Navy Capt. Stacy Wuthier, commander for Naval Station Everett, said the ships were still headed ...

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

Construction began in August on the first of the US Navy's Constellation-class frigates. It's the first new frigate since the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class ship was built in the late '80s. While the ...

The Department of Defense has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a contract to build two U.S. Navy frigates, according to the daily Pentagon contract announcements. The contract, valued at more than ...

(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 ...

The US Navy is cutting back its orders for a new class of guided-missile frigate that’s been beset by delays, shifting away from a vessel that President Donald Trump once touted as “the most beautiful ...

Today, HII announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been selected by the U.S. Navy to design and build the future small surface combatant (SSC) ship, leveraging the proven design of the ...