In his post, the Navy secretary said a critical factor in canceling the Constellation was "the need to grow the fleet faster ...
This post has been updated with a statement from Fincantieri The Navy is walking away from the Constellation-class frigate ...
The Constellation-class frigate will now go the same way as the Zumwalt-class destroyer and the Littoral Combat ...
Continuing work on the first two ships, plus indemnities agreed with the U.S. government, would be worth $3 billion, sources ...
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 a key ...
However, the US Navy still has a requirement for 73 small surface combatants. It is reportedly in the middle of a fleet design review to assess how the service will develop these—but given the ...
By comparison, the 7,300-ton Constellation -class frigate is larger than both the Type 054B vessel, which displaces 5,500 to ...
Fincantieri and the U.S. Navy have reached an agreement to redefine the future of the Constellation-class frigate program, ...
The US Navy (USN) is making a “strategic shift away from the Constellation-class frigate programme”, USN Secretary John ...
The ships, including USS Constitution, were created to fight "Algerine corsairs," also known as Barbary Pirates.