Cost overruns led the U.S. Navy to scale back an order for modern frigates from a major manufacturer, but there's already a ...

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

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.

Italy sends €2.44bn Navy FREMM upgrade plan to parliament. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

With the programme running to 2039, the FREMM warships are jointly designed by Italy's Fincantieri and France's Naval Group.

Thales and the Italian Navy are further consolidating their cooperation in Italy with the opening of a modern service centre at the Taranto Arsenal, dedicated to the maintenance of sonars and ...

Italy's government has asked parliament to approve a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.82 billion) investment over 15 years for the maintenance and modernisation of its frigate fleet, a parliamentary document seen ...

The laying ceremony of the first of the two new-generation FREMM “EVOLUTION” (“FREMM EVO”) Frigates for the Italian Navy took place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Riva Trigoso. The delivery of ...

France’s defense minister Sébastien Lecornu also posted a day earlier an image from an EO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infrared) system showing the explosion of the drone. Identifying the location as the Red ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Constellation-class frigate’s design should be mature enough for the shipbuilder to enter continuous production by May, the Navy’s top acquisition executive said this week. The ...

Italy has signed a €1.5 billion contract with local defense champions Fincantieri and Leonardo for two new, upgraded FREMM frigates. Dubbed FREMM EVO, the platforms will offer enhanced capabilities ...

It came as shock when, on April 2, it was announced the Navy’s new Constellation-class frigate (under construction by Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin) had fallen way behind schedule. The ...