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The Navy’s Constellation-class frigate failed because the Pentagon couldn’t stop redesigning it

The FFG(X) program had one governing requirement: don't repeat the Littoral Combat Ship. The Navy chose Fincantieri's proven ...
WVEC

Navy drops Constellation frigate program over cost and capability concerns

Navy drops Constellation frigate program over cost and capability concerns The Navy is canceling its Constellation-class frigate program, saying the ships offer poor value and lack strong defenses ...
AOL

After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter. Top shipbuilder HII will build the first vessel, expected to launch in 2028. The Navy canceled ...
AOL

The US Navy is canceling its future frigates in a blow to its ambitions to grow the fleet

The US Navy is canceling the last four ships of its Constellation-class guided missile frigates in a "strategic shift, the service secretary announced Tuesday. The frigate program has faced increasing ...
The National Interest

America Has Finally Put an End to Its Constellation-Class Frigate Nightmare

The Constellation class has finally, and rightly, been canceled. Here are three ways the US Navy might make up for its absence. America continues to prove it cannot compete with its great power rivals ...
HeraldNet

Secretary of the Navy sinks plan for new frigates at Naval Station Everett

EVERETT— A plan to house a dozen guided missile frigates promised for Naval Station Everett is dead after Secretary of the Navy John Phelan scrapped a contract to build the Constellation class ships.