This video talks about US Navy's decision to cancel its Constellation class frigate in a broader context of the state of US shipbuilding and the future US Navy in general. Analyzing trends and ...

The collapse of negotiations between the US and Iran can be traced to a single point of failure: the inability of the US ...

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm John Phelan as the next Secretary of the Navy. Phelan, the founder of a private investment ...

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

Nobody likes to pay more to get less. But that’s what the U.S. will be getting under the Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan. While there are some bright spots in the plan, such as orders for more oilers ...

May 20, 2026: The American Navy is procuring a new class of FF(X) frigates, that will reduce the workload of current Burke Class destroyers and can be used to watch coastal waters and defend trade ...

Greece has officially put a hold on the much-anticipated Constellation-class frigate program, created in collaboration with the United States. This decision comes after prolonged delays, mounting ...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has now released a report recently submitted in testimony before the House Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services ...

This story has been updated to include additional information about the timeline for the lead ship in the FF(X) class.… USNI News is the independent, non-profit news service of the Naval Institute.

The McClung-class Landing Ship Medium will be built based on Damen’s LST 100 design, the first of which was constructed for the Nigerian Navy. The Australian Defence Force will also build up to eight ...